Sycamore Avenue & West 252nd Street

Sycamore Avenue and West 252nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Riverdale Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Wave Hill is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St, is 1,240 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them listed historic places, and one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 48 homes, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,240 feet
Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St · Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1
Within a walk
6 places
2 listed historic places, 1 botanical garden and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sycamore Avenue & West 252nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St, 1,240 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Henry Hudson Pkwy West/W 252 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1
    1,240 feet
    Bx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx7 …
  2. Bx10 …
  3. BxM1 …
  4. BxM2 …
  5. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Riverdale Ave & W 254 St 12 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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
156 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 48 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the Siberian elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Sycamore Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Sycamore Avenue

  • No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 252nd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Riverdale Historic District.

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 28 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, Modern and Vernacular. They were built between 1833 and 1980.

  1. Wave Hill, William Lewis Morris House Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 botanical garden
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni School
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wave Hill Botanical garden · listed historic place
    30 feet
  2. Perkins Visitor Center & Shop in Wave Hill Park feature
    400 feet
  3. Riverdale Park Nature area
    630 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Robert Colgate House Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Henry F. Spaulding Coachman's House Listed historic place
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sycamore Avenue or West 252nd Street.

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