Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway
Van Cortlandt Avenue West and Major Deegan Expressway (Exit 11) meet at a three-way junction in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Van Cortlandt Park is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 238 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 238 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Van Cortlandt
1 line- 1 …
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av, 190 feet away, for the BxM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av BxM3190 feetBxM3
Next buses at this stop
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Cortlandt Park S & Gouverneur Ave 25 docks in all1,270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 170 feet by car along the streets.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger870 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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 26
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1940 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 golf course
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Amalgamated Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park30 feet
- Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,230 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course1,270 feet
Show all 4
- Southwest Playground1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Van Cortlandt Library, Arline Schwarzman Building Library1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South at Van Cortlandt Avenue West 140 feet
- Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway 170 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 240 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South 330 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Charles Halley Place 440 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway 520 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 590 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gale Place 680 feet
See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or Van Cortlandt Avenue West.