Spencer Avenue & West 262nd Street

Spencer Avenue and West 262nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 262 St, is 600 feet away for the Bx9, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Broadway/W 262 St · Bx9
Within a walk
2 places
1 park and 1 park feature, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Spencer Avenue & West 262nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 262 St, 600 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 262 St Bx9
    600 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 261 St 12 docks in all
    850 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 6571 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

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
128 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1962.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt Park
    630 feet
  2. Northwest Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Spencer Avenue or West 262nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.