Orloff Avenue & Gale Place
Orloff Avenue and Gale Place meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Cortlandt Av W/Orloff Av, is 450 feet away for the Bx10, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Cortlandt Av W/Orloff Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx10.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Cortlandt Av W/Orloff Av Bx10 · Shelter450 feetBx10
Next buses at this stop
- Bx10 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Cortlandt Park S & Gouverneur Ave 25 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.6 miles
- 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10463
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 1930 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2022 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Gale Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Gale Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Orloff Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 golf course
- 1 library
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Amalgamated Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K160 feet
- Kids-Centric, Inc. van Cortland School1,140 feet
- South Bronx Classical Charter School V School1,140 feet
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- Child Development Center van Cortlandt Pre-K1,140 feet
- Ampark Neighborhood School1,300 feet
- P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park270 feet
- Van Cortlandt Classic Playground560 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course850 feet
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- Fort Independence Playground940 feet
Health care
- St Patricks Home Nursing home or hospice1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Van Cortlandt Library, Arline Schwarzman Building Library870 feet
Houses of worship
- Van Cortlandt Jewish Center House of worship810 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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:
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Orloff Avenue 220 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gale Place 400 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Orloff Avenue 430 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gouverneur Avenue 490 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Hillman Avenue 770 feet
- Orloff Avenue & Cannon Place 780 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 800 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South at Van Cortlandt Avenue West 930 feet
See every intersection along Gale Place or Orloff Avenue.