West 252nd Street & College Road
West 252nd Street and College Road meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Van Cortlandt Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Lakeview Pl, is 990 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1964, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Lakeview Pl, 990 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Lakeview Pl Bx9, BxM3990 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Post Rd & W 251 St 12 docks in all760 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place, 990 feet by car along the streets.
- 6161 Broadway Gas station1,280 feet
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,320 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2019.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1950 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese maple and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 252nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Medieval Revival. They were mostly built between 1920 and 1934.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Little Sunshine Center 2 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park1,060 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Tibbett Avenue & College Road 130 feet
- Post Road & West 252nd Street 250 feet
- Post Road & Lakeview Place 620 feet
- Post Road & Fieldston Terrace 730 feet
- Old Albany Post Road & West 251st Street 900 feet
- Broadway & Henry Hudson Parkway at Lakeview Place 990 feet
- Broadway & West 251st Street 1,060 feet
- Post Road & West 253rd Street 1,090 feet
See every intersection along College Road, Fieldston Terrace or West 252nd Street.