Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway
Van Cortlandt Avenue West and Major Deegan Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 238 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine 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, 350 feet away, for the BxM3.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av BxM3350 feetBxM3
Next buses at this stop
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Cortlandt Park S & Gouverneur Ave 25 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
A ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound starts at this corner.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger700 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Siberian elm.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 golf course
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park70 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course1,110 feet
- Lakehouse in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway 170 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South at Van Cortlandt Avenue West 310 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 410 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Van Cortlandt Avenue West 420 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Van Cortlandt Park South 500 feet
- Bailey Avenue & Charles Halley Place 610 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway 680 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gale Place 840 feet
See every intersection along Major Deegan Expressway or Van Cortlandt Avenue West.