Mosholu Avenue & West 256th Street
Mosholu Avenue and West 256th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Riverdale Library is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 256 St, is 570 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 256 St, 570 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 256 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1570 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Mosholu Avenue.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fieldston Rd & Mosholu Ave 13 docks in all1,010 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & 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 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2022
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
- 139 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 1968.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of West 256th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 256th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-9AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Riverdale Neighborhood House Preschool, ages 2 to 5230 feet
- P.S. 081 Robert J. Christen School630 feet
- Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
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- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vinmont Veteran Park480 feet
- Vinmont Veteran Park Playground690 feet
- Hackett Park1,010 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Riverdale Library110 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket830 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Delafield Avenue & West 256th Street 240 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Liebig Avenue 250 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & West 255th Street 500 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & West 256th Street 530 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Tyndall Avenue 630 feet
- Netherland Avenue & West 256th Street 870 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & West 254th Street 880 feet
- Fieldston Road & Mosholu Avenue 910 feet
See every intersection along Mosholu Avenue or West 256th Street.