Post Road & West 252nd Street
Post Road and West 252nd 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. Canine Court Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Lakeview Pl, is 740 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 800 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 measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Lakeview Pl, 740 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Lakeview Pl Bx9, BxM3740 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Post Rd & W 251 St 12 docks in all720 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 740 feet by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station1,230 feet
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,270 feet
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 February 2026.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 252nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 16 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Medieval Revival. They were mostly built between 1924 and 1929.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Little Sunshine Center 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park810 feet
- Canine Court Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run1,300 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 252nd Street & College Road 250 feet
- Post Road & Lakeview Place 370 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & College Road 390 feet
- Post Road & Fieldston Terrace 690 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 740 feet
- Post Road & West 253rd Street 830 feet
- Old Albany Post Road & West 251st Street 850 feet
- Broadway & West 252nd Street 1,000 feet
See every intersection along Post Road or West 252nd Street.