West 238th Street & Orloff Avenue at Fort Independence Street

West 238th Street, Orloff Avenue and Fort Independence Street 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. Bailey Playground is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and five places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
W 238 St/Orloff Av · Bx3
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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West 238th Street & Orloff Avenue at Fort Independence Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 238 St/Orloff Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx3.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 238 St/Orloff Av Bx3
    60 feet
    Bx3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bailey Ave & W 238 St 19 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 189 Van Cortlandt Avenue West Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
Elevation
65 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 1927 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Siberian elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Orloff Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 238th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 field
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academiesat 3605 Sedgwick Avenue Pre-K center
    590 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Independence Playground
    590 feet
  2. Bailey Playground
    730 feet
  3. Cooney Grauer Field
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. The Citadel Rehab and Nursing Center at Kingsbridge Nursing home or hospice
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fort Independence Historic District Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Library, Arline Schwarzman Building Library
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fort Independence Street, Orloff 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.