Tibbett Avenue & West 240th Street

Tibbett Avenue and West 240th Street meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and 12 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1966, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
Broadway/W 240 St · Bx9
Within a walk
7 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Tibbett Avenue & West 240th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    1,030 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 240 St, 480 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 240 St Bx9
    480 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Tibbett Avenue and West 240th Street.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 238 St & Tibbett Ave 21 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 1,170 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    910 feet
  2. 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 800 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 1935 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 10pm on West 240th Street (north side).

East side of Tibbett Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7:30AM

West side of Tibbett Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 240th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204418, 210368 and 215148.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Atmosphere Academy Public CS High School
    1,230 feet
  2. Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    570 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Park
    570 feet
  3. Southwest Playground
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    850 feet
  2. Brust Park
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Tibbett Avenue or West 240th Street.

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