Waldo Avenue & West 244th Street
Waldo Avenue and West 244th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Fieldston Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 10.4 miles1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 240 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Bx9.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 240 St Bx90.4 milesBx9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Waldo Ave & Manhattan College Pkwy 20 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Henry Hudson Parkway West & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.7 miles
- 5935 Broadway Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 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 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1931.
Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Fieldston Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 66 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Craftsman and Medieval Revival, and mostly built between 1920 and 1935.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 college
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Manhattan University College520 feet
- Horace Mann Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5600 feet
- Horace Mann Barnard Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5670 feet
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- Horace Mann School Lower School840 feet
- Atmosphere Academy Public CS High School860 feet
- ECFS School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,180 feet
- Horace Mann School1,310 feet
- Horace Mann Upper School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brust Park400 feet
- Brust Park Playground970 feet
Health care
- Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing home or hospice460 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Avenue 50 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & West 244th Street 300 feet
- Waldo Avenue & West 245th Street 380 feet
- Greystone Avenue & West 245th Street 700 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Greystone Avenue 760 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Avenue 760 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Waldo Walk 790 feet
- Greystone Avenue & West 242nd Street 900 feet
See every intersection along Waldo Avenue or West 244th Street.