West 246th Street & Cayuga Avenue
West 246th Street and Cayuga Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Horace Mann Upper School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, 1,140 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 11,140 feet1
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 1 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 242 St, 1,180 feet away, for the Bx9.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 242 St Bx91,180 feetBx9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Broadway & W 242 St 23 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 5832 Broadway Gas station0.6 miles
- 5935 Broadway Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10471
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
- Elevation
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Cayuga Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Cayuga Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 246th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of West 246th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 25 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Craftsman and Medieval Revival, and mostly built between 1920 and 1929.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Van Cortlandt Park.
- Van Cortlandt Memorial Grove (39 tablets) Tree markers, 1949780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Horace Mann School320 feet
- Horace Mann Upper School320 feet
- Horace Mann School Lower School740 feet
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- Horace Mann Barnard Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5800 feet
- Horace Mann Kindergarten School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Memorial Grove in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature780 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park1,100 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 246th Street & Post Road 270 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & West 246th Street 380 feet
- West 246th Street & Waldo Avenue 760 feet
- Manhattan College Parkway & Post Road 900 feet
- Waldo Avenue & College Road 1,080 feet
- Broadway & Manhattan College Parkway 1,100 feet
- Tibbett Avenue & West 244th Street 1,170 feet
- Waldo Avenue & West 245th Street 1,310 feet
See every intersection along West 246th Street.