Van Cortlandt Avenue East & St Georges Crescent
Van Cortlandt Avenue East and St Georges Crescent meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Risse Street Park is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Mosholu Pkwy, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Mosholu Pkwy 4990 feet4
Next trains at this station
Woodlawn
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Park Blvd B, D0.3 milesB D
- Norwood-205 St D0.4 milesD
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metromorphosis/Birth of a Station” (2008) by Corinne Grondahl at the Mosholu Pkwy station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/Van Cortlandt Av East, 280 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Concourse/Van Cortlandt Av East Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter280 feetBx1 Bx2
Next buses at this stop
- Bx1 …
- Bx2 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Van Cortlandt Avenue East.
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E Mosholu Pkwy & Van Cortlandt Ave E 22 docks in all410 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2 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 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10458
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 52
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford Park
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 498 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 121 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Van Cortlandt Avenue East
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1901 and 1906.
- High Pumping Station Designated landmark670 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Qsac Inc Day School Bronx School620 feet
- QSAC Preschool, ages 2 to 5790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Risse Street Park430 feet
- Risse Street Community Garden470 feet
- Kossuth Playground1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,080 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Concourse & Van Cortlandt Avenue East 140 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue East & Risse Street 200 feet
- East Mosholu Parkway South & Van Cortlandt Avenue East 310 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue East & Villa Avenue 500 feet
- East 206th Street & St Georges Crescent 520 feet
- Mosholu Parkway & Van Cortlandt Avenue East 630 feet
- East Mosholu Parkway South & East 206th Street 720 feet
- Jerome Avenue & West Mosholu Parkway South 740 feet
See every intersection along St Georges Crescent or Van Cortlandt Avenue East.