Post Road & West 260th Street
Post Road and West 260th Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Northwest Forest in Van Cortlandt Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 260 St, is 300 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 260 St, 300 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 260 St Bx9, BxM3 · Shelter300 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 261 St 12 docks in all1,030 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station250 feet
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 June 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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American hornbeam.
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 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 260th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 51,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park340 feet
- Northwest Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature910 feet
- Sheridan Triangle1,010 feet
Health care
- Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice370 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 260th Street & Huxley Avenue 190 feet
- Broadway & West 260th Street 280 feet
- Post Road & West 259th Street 420 feet
- Spencer Avenue & West 260th Street 460 feet
- Huxley Avenue & Whalen Street 480 feet
- Huxley Avenue & Forster Place 700 feet
- Broadway & West 259th Street 700 feet
- West 259th Street & Huxley Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along Post Road or West 260th Street.