Major Deegan Expressway & West 234th Street

Major Deegan Expressway and West 234th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cooney Grauer Field is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Broadway/W 234 St · Bx9
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Major Deegan Expressway & West 234th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 231 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. 238 St 1
    0.3 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 Broadway/W 234 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 234 St Bx9 · Shelter
    450 feet
    Bx9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bailey Ave & W 234 St 25 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 field
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Learning Company Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bailey Playground
    70 feet
  2. Cooney Grauer Field
    70 feet
  3. Crescent Park
    710 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Independence Community Center Listed historic place
    660 feet

Fire and police

  1. 50th Precinct Police station
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or West 234th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.