Post Road & West 253rd Street
Post Road and West 253rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, 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 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Lakeview Pl, is 840 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Lakeview Pl, 840 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Lakeview Pl Bx9, BxM3840 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & Lakeview Pl 16 docks in all1,010 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 840 feet by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 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 November 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
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 50 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
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 June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Post Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Little Sunshine Center 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park910 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Post Road & Lakeview Place 460 feet
- Post Road & West 252nd Street 830 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 840 feet
- West 252nd Street & College Road 1,090 feet
- Broadway & West 252nd Street 1,100 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway 1,120 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway 1,210 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 253rd Street 1,210 feet
See every intersection along Post Road or West 253rd Street.