Spencer Avenue & West 260th Street
Spencer Avenue and West 260th 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 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 260 St, is 760 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 day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 260 St, 760 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 260 St Bx9, BxM3 · Shelter760 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Fieldston Rd & Mosholu Ave 13 docks in all1,110 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station720 feet
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.4 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 October 2022.
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
- 93 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 1930 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin 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 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 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
- Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
- St Margaret of Cortona School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park800 feet
Health care
- Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice830 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,170 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 260th Street & Huxley Avenue 270 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 260th Street 270 feet
- West 259th Street & Spencer Avenue 410 feet
- Post Road & West 260th Street 460 feet
- Tyndall Avenue & West 260th Street 540 feet
- Huxley Avenue & Whalen Street 560 feet
- Spencer Avenue & Thorns Lane 620 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 259th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Spencer Avenue or West 260th Street.