West 231st Street & Kingsbridge Terrace

West 231st Street and Kingsbridge Terrace meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 231 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and two places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1916 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
231 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Sedgwick Av/W 231 St · Bx3
Within a walk
13 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 231st Street & Kingsbridge Terrace Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 231 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 231 St 1
    0.3 miles
    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 Sedgwick Av/W 231 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx3.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sedgwick Av/W 231 St Bx3
    390 feet
    Bx3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kingsbridge Terrace & W 230 St 20 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3031 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
Elevation
82 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 1916 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1901 and 1902.

  1. 40th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions School
    300 feet
  2. The New School for Leadership and Journalism School
    300 feet
  3. Early Childhood Asso Kingsbrdge School
    510 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 360 School
    640 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program VI Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington's Walk Park
    390 feet
  2. Fort #4 Playground
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 81/Ladder 46 Fire station
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    1,230 feet
  2. The Shops at Marble Hill Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Kingsbridge Terrace 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.