Major Deegan Expressway & Van Cortlandt Park South

Major Deegan Expressway and Van Cortlandt Park South meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt's Tail is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av · BxM3
Within a walk
5 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Major Deegan Expressway & Van Cortlandt Park South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    0.3 miles
    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 Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av, 520 feet away, for the BxM3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av BxM3
    520 feet
    BxM3

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Van Cortlandt Park S 35 docks in all
    940 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway, 80 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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 Heights-Van Cortlandt Village; the corner is on the edge of the Van Cortlandt Park area

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Van Cortlandt Park South

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY 6AM-9AM ALL DAYS NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt Park
    80 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    520 feet
  3. Southwest Playground
    600 feet
Show all 5
  1. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    830 feet
  2. Bailey Playground
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 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 three places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or Van Cortlandt Park South.

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