Van Corlear Place & Fort Charles Place
Van Corlear Place and Fort Charles Place meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. English Language Learners and International Support Preparatory Academy (Ellis) is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Marble Hill-225 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, eight of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Marble Hill-225 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Marble Hill-225 St 1850 feet1
Next trains at this station
The Bronx
1 line- 1 …
Downtown
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 225 St, 970 feet away, for the Bx7 and Bx20.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 225 St Bx7, Bx20970 feetBx7 Bx20
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx20 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Marble Hill Ave & W 225 St 21 docks in all710 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 317 West 230th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10463
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 10
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 1925 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fort Charles Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Jacobus Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Jacobus Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Van Corlear Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Van Corlear Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 schools
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School1,040 feet
- Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy School1,220 feet
- Bronx School of Law and Finance School1,220 feet
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- Bronx Theatre High School1,220 feet
- English Language Learners and International Support Preparatory Academy (Ellis) School1,220 feet
- Marble Hill High School for International Studies School1,220 feet
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science School1,220 feet
- United Charter High School for the Humanities School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Marble Hill Garden - Marble Hill Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,240 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Muscota Marsh Public space840 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Stephen's United Methodist Church Listed historic place1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,170 feet
- ALDI Supermarket0.5 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center0.3 miles
- Broadway Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 225th Street & Jacobus Place 320 feet
- Terrace View Avenue & West 225th Street 590 feet
- Marble Hill Avenue & Fort Charles Place 630 feet
- Van Corlear Place & West 227th Street 680 feet
- West 225th Street & Marble Hill Avenue 680 feet
- Marble Hill Avenue & West 227th Street 730 feet
- Marble Hill Avenue & Marble Hill Lane 750 feet
- Adrian Avenue & West 227th Street 890 feet
See every intersection along Fort Charles Place, Jacobus Place or Van Corlear Place.