Irwin Avenue & West 240th Street

Irwin Avenue and West 240th Street meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt's Tail is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and eight places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
Broadway/W 240 St · Bx9
Within a walk
9 places
3 parks, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Irwin Avenue & West 240th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    1,280 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 240 St, 730 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 240 St Bx9
    730 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 240th Street.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 238 St & Tibbett Ave 21 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

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)
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 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 between 1937 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Irwin Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 240th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of West 240th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 204418.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  2. Atmosphere Academy Public CS High School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    820 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Park
    820 feet
  3. Brust Park
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. Southwest Playground
    1,080 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    1,110 feet
  3. MacLaughlin Playground
    1,170 feet

Health care

  1. Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Irwin Avenue or West 240th Street.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.