Independence Avenue & West 250th Street
Independence Avenue and West 250th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 252 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 48 homes, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +10.3 milesBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 254 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.9 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 November 2020.
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
- 176 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 48 homes, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
One tree recorded by NYC Parks stands within 330 feet, an eastern white pine.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 12 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1930.
- Wave Hill, William Lewis Morris House Designated landmark650 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni School460 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wave Hill Botanical garden · listed historic place20 feet
- Perkins Visitor Center & Shop in Wave Hill Park feature280 feet
- Riverdale Park Nature area1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Listed historic place170 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
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Sycamore Avenue & West 250th Street 290 feet
- Independence Avenue & Sycamore Avenue 340 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 249th Street 430 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 252nd Street 470 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Wavehill Driveway 540 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & West 252nd Street 690 feet
- West 252nd Street & Blackstone Avenue 750 feet
- Independence Avenue & Spaulding Lane 960 feet
See every intersection along Independence Avenue or West 250th Street.