Mosholu Avenue & West 255th Street
Mosholu Avenue and West 255th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hackett Park is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 254 St, is 750 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1975, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 254 St, 750 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 254 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1750 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Mosholu Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 254 St 12 docks in all800 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10471
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 145 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1948 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Mosholu Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of West 255th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Riverdale Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5140 feet
- P.S. 081 Robert J. Christen School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vinmont Veteran Park40 feet
- Vinmont Veteran Park Playground190 feet
- Hackett Park520 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Riverdale Library610 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Mosholu Avenue & West 254th Street 380 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & West 256th Street 500 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 255th Street 680 feet
- Delafield Avenue & West 256th Street 740 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Liebig Avenue 740 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway East at West 254th Street 750 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 254th Street 780 feet
- Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway 910 feet
See every intersection along Mosholu Avenue or West 255th Street.