Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway

Van Cortlandt Park South and Major Deegan Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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Van Cortlandt Park South & Major Deegan Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av, 600 feet away, for the BxM3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Cortlandt Av W/Bailey Av BxM3
    600 feet
    BxM3

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Van Cortlandt Park S 35 docks in all
    860 feet

By car

A ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park feature

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Cortlandt Park
    40 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Stadium in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    450 feet
  3. Southwest Playground
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    750 feet
  2. Bailey Playground
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.