Major Deegan Expressway & West 231st Street

Major Deegan Expressway and West 231st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cooney Grauer Field is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1928, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
W 231 St/Broadway · Bx1, Bx2, Bx10
Within a walk
18 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Major Deegan Expressway & West 231st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    310 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Marble Hill-225 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Magic Realism in Kingsbridge” (2008) by Felipe Galindo at the 231 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 231 St/Broadway, 210 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and Bx10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 231 St/Broadway Bx1, Bx2, Bx10
    210 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx10

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Verveelen Pl & Broadway 23 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    860 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    870 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 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 1924 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 field
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  2. P.S. 207 School
    1,180 feet
  3. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Children's Learning Company Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crescent Park
    510 feet
  2. Cooney Grauer Field
    850 feet
  3. Bailey Playground
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mediator Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  2. St Johns Visitation Parish Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    190 feet
  2. Kingsbridge Post Office
    1,070 feet
  3. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Independence Community Center Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 81/Ladder 46 Fire station
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    420 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    370 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    510 feet
  2. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or West 231st Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.