Old Albany Post Road & West 251st Street
Old Albany Post Road and West 251st 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. Van Cortlandt Park is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 251 St, 170 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 251 St Bx9, BxM3170 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Post Rd & W 251 St 12 docks in all200 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station380 feet
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers420 feet
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 September 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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 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 1950 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sugar maple.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Medieval Revival. They were mostly built between 1923 and 1946.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Van Cortlandt Park.
- Tortoise and Hare Sculpture by Michael Browne and Stuart Smith, 1996720 feet
- Pete McArdle Installation, 1986730 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park240 feet
- Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Broadway & West 251st Street 160 feet
- Post Road & Fieldston Terrace 170 feet
- Post Road & West 252nd Street 850 feet
- West 252nd Street & College Road 900 feet
- Broadway & West 252nd Street 930 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & College Road 1,030 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 1,190 feet
- Post Road & Lakeview Place 1,220 feet
See every intersection along West 251st Street.