Major Deegan Expressway & Van Cortlandt Avenue West
Major Deegan Expressway and Van Cortlandt Avenue West meet at a four-way crossing in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 77 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The stele “Algernon Sidney Sullivan” is 650 feet away, and Lakehouse in Van Cortlandt Park is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them park features. Within 820 feet are eight homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av, 770 feet away, for the BxM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av BxM3770 feetBxM3
Next buses at this stop
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Cortlandt Park S & Gouverneur Ave 25 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 420 feet by car along the streets.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger350 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 77 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 58 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10471
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 26
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Van Cortlandt Park
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are eight homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Van Cortlandt Park.
- Algernon Sidney Sullivan Stele by Jonathan Scott Hartley, 1906650 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 park features
- 1 golf course
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park50 feet
- Lakehouse in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature830 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course900 feet
Show all 4
- Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway 420 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway 590 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South at Van Cortlandt Avenue West 730 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 830 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South 920 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Charles Halley Place 1,030 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway 1,100 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gale Place 1,260 feet
See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or Van Cortlandt Avenue West.