West 255th Street & Sylvan Avenue
West 255th Street and Sylvan Avenue 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 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 254 St, is 1,080 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 254 St, 1,080 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 254 St Bx9, BxM31,080 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Fieldston Rd & Mosholu Ave 13 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 1,050 feet by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station0.4 miles
- 6161 Broadway Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 255th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated two lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Post School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park810 feet
- Northwest Playground990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two food stores.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 256th Street & Sylvan Avenue 240 feet
- Post Road & West 255th Street 260 feet
- Post Road & West 256th Street 490 feet
- Post Road & West 254th Street 760 feet
- Broadway & West 256th Street 770 feet
- Sylvan Avenue & Faraday Avenue 810 feet
- West 256th Street & Valles Avenue 820 feet
- Post Road & Faraday Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along Sylvan Avenue or West 255th Street.