Independence Avenue & West 230th Street
Independence Avenue and West 230th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Henry Hudson Playground (North) is 380 feet away, and Paul's Playground is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 227 St, is 670 feet away for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 227 St, 670 feet away, for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 227 St Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 +1670 feetBx10 Bx20 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx10 …
- Bx20 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Kappock St & Independence Ave 18 docks in all1,080 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway, 850 feet by car along the streets.
- 317 West 230th Street Gas station1 mile
- 555 Kappock Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 181 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 1949 and 1970.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe 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, 1938440 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 parks
Schools and child care
- Renanim Manhattan Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K40 feet
- Bright Horizons at Riverdale Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Henry Hudson Park250 feet
- Henry Hudson Playground (North) Playground380 feet
- Seton Park840 feet
Show all 5
- Paul's Playground1,140 feet
- Henry Hudson Playground (West) Playground1,290 feet
Health care
- Schervier Nursing Care Center Nursing home or hospice560 feet
- Independence Care Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice1,160 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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Independence Avenue & Schervier Nursing Care Center Driveway 160 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 231st Street 390 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 227th Street 440 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 227th Street 650 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 231st Street 740 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway 780 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway 850 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 232nd Street 880 feet
See every intersection along Independence Avenue, Schervier Nursing Care Center Driveway or West 230th Street.