Independence Avenue & Spaulding Lane
Independence Avenue and Spaulding Lane 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. Wave Hill is 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 246 St, is 0.3 miles away for the BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1961, 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/W 246 St, 0.3 miles away, for the BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 246 St BxM1, BxM2, BxM180.3 milesBxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Independence Ave & W 240 St 12 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10471
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 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 in 1961.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Independence Avenue
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1858 and 1930.
- Greyston Gatehouse Designated landmark510 feet
- Riverdale Presbyterian Church Rectory Designated landmark620 feet
- William E. and Melissa Phelps Dodge House, Greyston Designated landmark660 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni School800 feet
- Riverdale Country Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wave Hill Botanical garden · listed historic place20 feet
- Riverdale Park Nature area970 feet
- Perkins Visitor Center & Shop in Wave Hill Park feature1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Listed historic place1,020 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Independence Avenue & West 249th Street 540 feet
- Independence Avenue & Sycamore Avenue 630 feet
- West 247th Street & Alderbrook Road 670 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 247th Street 760 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 250th Street 960 feet
- Arlington Avenue & West 247th Street 1,020 feet
- West 247th Street & Hadley Avenue 1,030 feet
- Independence Avenue & Dodgewood Road 1,120 feet
See every intersection along Independence Avenue.