West 254th Street & Rivercrest Road
West 254th Street and Rivercrest 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. Riverdale YM-YWHA is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 254 St, is 1,060 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 254 St, 1,060 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 254 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1 · Shelter1,060 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 254 St 12 docks in all1,180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at West 253rd Street & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
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 February 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
- 183 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 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 1948.
Trees
Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 21 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1853 and 1963.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Aspect International Language School Trade or language school200 feet
- Salanter Akiba Riverdale Acad School700 feet
- Sinai - Special Needs Institute School700 feet
Show all 4
- SAR Preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Riverdale Park Nature area990 feet
- Vinmont Veteran Park1,090 feet
- Hackett Park1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Riverdale YM-YWHA Recreation center840 feet
- Older adult center at 5625 Arlington Avenue Older adult center1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 254th Street & Hudson River Road 220 feet
- Arlington Avenue & West 254th Street 470 feet
- Netherland Avenue & West 254th Street 720 feet
- Independence Avenue & Blackstone Avenue 780 feet
- Arlington Avenue & West 255th Street 840 feet
- Palisade Avenue & West 254th Street 960 feet
- Henry Hudson Parkway West & West 254th Street 990 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & Henry Hudson Parkway East at West 254th Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along West 254th Street.