Post Road & West 255th Street
Post Road and West 255th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 254 St, is 810 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1996, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 254 St, 810 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 254 St Bx9, BxM3810 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- David Sheridan Plaza & Broadway 16 docks in all1,310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 780 feet by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 2021.
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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1960 and 1996.
Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 255th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated two lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Post School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park550 feet
- Northwest Playground730 feet
- Sheridan Triangle1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Post Road & West 256th Street 230 feet
- West 255th Street & Sylvan Avenue 260 feet
- West 256th Street & Sylvan Avenue 490 feet
- Post Road & West 254th Street 510 feet
- Broadway & West 256th Street 510 feet
- Post Road & Faraday Avenue 640 feet
- Broadway & West 254th Street 780 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway 790 feet
See every intersection along Post Road or West 255th Street.