Independence Avenue & West 252nd Street
Independence Avenue and West 252nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Riverdale Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Riverdale Park is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St, is 1,020 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them listed historic places, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St, 1,020 feet 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 +11,020 feetBx7 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 all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.8 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 October 2018.
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
- 174 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1955.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the Siberian elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Independence Avenue
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Independence Avenue
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 252nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Riverdale Historic District.
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 24 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern and Vernacular. They were built between 1833 and 1980.
- Wave Hill, William Lewis Morris House Designated landmark450 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 listed historic places
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 botanical garden
- 1 nature area
- 1 park feature
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni School930 feet
- Aspect International Language School Trade or language school1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wave Hill Botanical garden · listed historic place20 feet
- Perkins Visitor Center & Shop in Wave Hill Park feature440 feet
- Riverdale Park Nature area840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Listed historic place640 feet
- Robert Colgate House Listed historic place940 feet
- Christ Church Complex Listed historic place1,290 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sycamore Avenue & West 252nd Street 210 feet
- West 252nd Street & Blackstone Avenue 280 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 250th Street 470 feet
- Arlington Avenue & West 252nd Street 580 feet
- Independence Avenue & Blackstone Avenue 580 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Private Driveway 660 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Wavehill Driveway 680 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & West 250th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Independence Avenue or West 252nd Street.