Post Road & Fieldston Terrace
Post Road and Fieldston Terrace meet at a five-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The sculpture “Tortoise and Hare” is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about ten 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.5 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 251 St, 340 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 251 St Bx9, BxM3340 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 all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station550 feet
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers590 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Post Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 22 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival. They were built between 1700 and 1972.
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, 1996790 feet
- Pete McArdle Installation, 1986810 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 Park400 feet
- Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,150 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.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Old Albany Post Road & West 251st Street 170 feet
- Broadway & West 251st Street 330 feet
- Post Road & West 252nd Street 690 feet
- West 252nd Street & College Road 730 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & College Road 860 feet
- Post Road & Lakeview Place 1,050 feet
- Broadway & West 252nd Street 1,090 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Fieldston Terrace, Post Road or West 251st Street.