Van Cortlandt Park South & Saxon Avenue
Van Cortlandt Park South and Saxon Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1968, 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, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Mosholu Pkwy 40.5 miles4
Next trains at this station
Woodlawn
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
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 Sedgwick Av/Dickinson Av, 1,040 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and Bx10.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sedgwick Av/Dickinson Av Bx1, Bx2, Bx10 · Shelter1,040 feetBx1 Bx2 Bx10
Next buses at this stop
- Bx1 …
- Bx2 …
- Bx10 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Van Cortlandt Park S & Dickinson Ave 25 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 July 2015.
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 Heights-Van Cortlandt Village; the corner is on the edge of the Van Cortlandt Park area
- Elevation
- 131 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1928 and 1968.
Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Saxon Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Van Cortlandt Park South
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 golf course
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Ampark Neighborhood School1,120 feet
- P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher School1,120 feet
- Amalgamated Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park60 feet
- Van Cortlandt Classic Playground430 feet
- Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature640 feet
Show all 4
- Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course1,090 feet
Health care
- St Patricks Home Nursing home or hospice260 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Hillman Avenue 270 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Mosholu Parkway 370 feet
- Mosholu Parkway & Van Cortlandt Park South 520 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Gouverneur Avenue 540 feet
- West Gun Hill Road & Mosholu Parkway 650 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park South & Orloff Avenue 820 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Saxon Avenue 830 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Dickinson Avenue 990 feet
See every intersection along Saxon Avenue or Van Cortlandt Park South.