West 231st Street & Corlear Avenue

West 231st Street and Corlear Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Kingsbridge Library is 120 feet away, and Amber Charter School Kingsbridge is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them schools, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
W 231 St/Corlear Av · Bx1, Bx2, Bx7, Bx10 +1
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 231st Street & Corlear Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    910 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 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/Corlear Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2, Bx7, Bx10 and Bx20.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 231 St/Corlear Av Bx1, Bx2, Bx7, Bx10 +1
    120 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx7 Bx10 Bx20

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx7 …
  4. Bx10 …
  5. Bx20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 231 St & Tibbett Ave 15 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Irwin Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 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 1926 and 1961.

Since 2014 at least 34 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Corlear Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Corlear Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206597 and 207314.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Amber Charter School Kingsbridge School
    270 feet
  2. International Leadership Charter High School
    560 feet
  3. Milton Fein School
    740 feet
Show all 7
  1. Spuyten Duyvil Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 207 School
    1,140 feet
  3. P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School
    1,260 feet
  4. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ewen Park
    670 feet

Health care

  1. Manhattanville Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    430 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kingsbridge Library
    120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kingsbridge Israel Center House of worship
    190 feet
  2. Mediator Church House of worship
    280 feet
  3. St Johns Visitation Parish Church House of worship
    430 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 185 West 231st Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    900 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Corlear Avenue or West 231st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.