West 256th Street & Valles Avenue
West 256th Street and Valles Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/Mosholu Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx9 and BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Mosholu Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/Mosholu Av Bx9, BxM30.3 milesBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Fieldston Rd & Mosholu Ave 13 docks in all730 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1,160 feet by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station0.5 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 July 2022.
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
- 122 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1939 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of West 256th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated three lampposts.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K920 feet
- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 51,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket870 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Fieldston Road & West 256th Street 190 feet
- Fieldston Road & Faraday Avenue 540 feet
- West 256th Street & Sylvan Avenue 580 feet
- Fieldston Road & Mosholu Avenue 820 feet
- West 255th Street & Sylvan Avenue 820 feet
- Sylvan Avenue & Faraday Avenue 830 feet
- Post Road & West 256th Street 840 feet
- West 254th Street & Valles Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along Valles Avenue or West 256th Street.