West 238th Street & Irwin Avenue

West 238th Street and Irwin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them parks, and 23 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1966, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
Broadway/W 238 St · Bx9
Within a walk
6 places
3 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 238th Street & Irwin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    950 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 238 St, 900 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 238 St Bx9
    900 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 238 St & Tibbett Ave 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 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 1939 and 1966.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Irwin Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Irwin Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 238th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 238th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  2. Atmosphere Academy Public CS High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MacLaughlin Playground
    820 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    1,180 feet
  3. Van Cortlandt Park
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brust Park
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and nine 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 Irwin Avenue or West 238th 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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.