West 231st Street & Albany Crescent

West 231st Street and Albany Crescent meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Crescent Park is 480 feet away, and Bailey Playground is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
330 feet · 1 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
W 231 St/Broadway · Bx1, Bx2, Bx10
Within a walk
18 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 231st Street & Albany Crescent Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    330 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Marble Hill-225 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Magic Realism in Kingsbridge” (2008) by Felipe Galindo at the 231 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 231 St/Broadway, 240 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and Bx10.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 231 St/Broadway Bx1, Bx2, Bx10
    240 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx10

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 56 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Verveelen Pl & Broadway 23 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1,240 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    840 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    890 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1924 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 70 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Albany Crescent

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Albany Crescent

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of West 231st Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 231st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205612 and 211452.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 1 field
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    660 feet
  2. P.S. 207 School
    1,210 feet
  3. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Children's Learning Company Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crescent Park
    480 feet
  2. Cooney Grauer Field
    830 feet
  3. Bailey Playground
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mediator Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. St Johns Visitation Parish Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    210 feet
  2. Kingsbridge Post Office
    1,090 feet
  3. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fort Independence Community Center Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 81/Ladder 46 Fire station
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    440 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    390 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    490 feet
  2. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Albany Crescent or West 231st Street.

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