Post Road & Faraday Avenue
Post Road and Faraday Avenue 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. Sheridan Triangle is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Mosholu Av, is 880 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1986, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Mosholu Av, 880 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Mosholu Av Bx9, BxM3 · Shelter880 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- David Sheridan Plaza & Broadway 16 docks in all700 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station0.3 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.5 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 October 2013.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1986.
Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated three lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Post School1,150 feet
- Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sheridan Triangle630 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park740 feet
- Northwest Playground920 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sylvan Avenue & Faraday Avenue 350 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Post Road 400 feet
- Post Road & West 256th Street 410 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & David Sheridan Plaza 570 feet
- Post Road & West 255th Street 640 feet
- West 256th Street & Sylvan Avenue 670 feet
- Broadway & West 256th Street 690 feet
- Broadway & David Sheridan Plaza 740 feet
See every intersection along Faraday Avenue or Post Road.