Palisade Avenue & West 255th Street
Palisade Avenue and West 255th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Riverdale Park is 380 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 254 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and one place to eat. About 60 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 254 St, 0.4 miles 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 +1 · Shelter0.4 milesBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 254 St 12 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2015.
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
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 60 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Palisade Avenue
- No parking 20 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 255th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of West 255th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern, and mostly built between 1901 and 1954.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
Schools and child care
- SAR Preschool, ages 2 to 5380 feet
- Salanter Akiba Riverdale Acad School900 feet
- Sinai - Special Needs Institute School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverdale Park Nature area380 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Palisade Avenue & West 254th Street 340 feet
- Palisade Avenue & Ladd Road 500 feet
- West 254th Street & Railroad Terrace 650 feet
- West 254th Street & Hudson River Road 1,080 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Private Driveway 1,100 feet
- West 254th Street & Rivercrest Road 1,300 feet
- Sycamore Avenue & Private Driveway 0.3 miles
- Independence Avenue & Blackstone Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Palisade Avenue or West 255th Street.