Tibbett Avenue & West 244th Street
Tibbett Avenue and West 244th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Fieldston Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Manhattan University is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them schools, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 242 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Bx9.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 242 St Bx90.4 milesBx9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Waldo Ave & Manhattan College Pkwy 20 docks in all1,120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station0.7 miles
- 5935 Broadway Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1924 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 244th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 2PM-4PM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Fieldston Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 55 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival, and mostly built between 1921 and 1932.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 college
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Horace Mann Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5310 feet
- Manhattan University College330 feet
- Horace Mann Barnard Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5380 feet
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- Horace Mann School Lower School540 feet
- Horace Mann School1,010 feet
- Horace Mann Upper School1,010 feet
- Atmosphere Academy Public CS High School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brust Park700 feet
- Brust Park Playground1,260 feet
Health care
- Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Waldo Avenue & West 244th Street 300 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Avenue 340 feet
- Waldo Avenue & West 245th Street 680 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & West 246th Street 790 feet
- Greystone Avenue & West 245th Street 1,000 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Greystone Avenue 1,050 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Avenue 1,060 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Walk 1,090 feet
See every intersection along Tibbett Avenue or West 244th Street.