Independence Avenue & West 249th Street
Independence Avenue and West 249th Street 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 249 St, is 1,240 feet away for the Bx7 and Bx10, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 180 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 249 St, 1,240 feet away, for the Bx7 and Bx10.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 249 St Bx7, Bx101,240 feetBx7 Bx10
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers1 mile
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
- 147 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 180 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.
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, an eastern white pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Independence Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 249th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of West 249th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1858 and 1930.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni School260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wave Hill Botanical garden · listed historic place20 feet
- Perkins Visitor Center & Shop in Wave Hill Park feature600 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Listed historic place490 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Independence Avenue & Sycamore Avenue 90 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 250th Street 430 feet
- Independence Avenue & Spaulding Lane 540 feet
- Arlington Avenue & West 249th Street 630 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & West 250th Street 720 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 252nd Street 900 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Wavehill Driveway 960 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & West 252nd Street 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Independence Avenue or West 249th Street.