Independence Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway West
Independence Avenue and Henry Hudson Parkway West meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Henry Hudson Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy West/Independence Av, is 50 feet away for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them playgrounds, and two places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1953 and 1959, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy West/Independence Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Henry Hudson Pkwy West/Independence Av Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 +150 feetBx10 Bx20 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx10 …
- Bx20 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kappock St & Independence Ave 18 docks in all140 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 317 West 230th Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 555 Kappock Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2013.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10463
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 156 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1953 and 1959.
Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 171 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the hawthorn and the apple.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Eclectic, and built between 1888 and 1889.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Henry Hudson Park.
- Henry Hudson Memorial Statue by Karl Gruppe and Karl Bitter, 1938490 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Renanim Manhattan Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Henry Hudson Park50 feet
- Paul's Playground200 feet
- Henry Hudson Playground (West) Playground350 feet
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- Henry Hudson Playground (North) Playground580 feet
- Phyllis Post Goodman Park600 feet
- Spuyten Duyvil Shorefront Park Nature area880 feet
Health care
- Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice230 feet
- Schervier Nursing Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil Landmark · listed historic place400 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Independence Avenue & Kappock Street 80 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway & Kappock Street 340 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 227th Street 490 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway 510 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 227th Street 650 feet
- Independence Avenue & Palisade Avenue at Bradley Terrace 730 feet
- Independence Avenue & Schervier Nursing Care Center Driveway 770 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway East & Kappock Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Henry Hudson Parkway West or Independence Avenue.