West 259th Street & Huxley Avenue
West 259th Street and Huxley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Broadway/W 260 St, is 970 feet away for the Bx9 and BxM3, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 260 St, 970 feet away, for the Bx9 and BxM3.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Broadway/W 260 St Bx9, BxM3 · Shelter970 feetBx9 BxM3
Next buses at this stop
- Bx9 …
- BxM3 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fieldston Rd & Mosholu Ave 13 docks in all900 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Broadway & West 254th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 6571 Broadway Gas station970 feet
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.3 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 December 2023.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park feature
Schools and child care
- La Escuelita de Sofia Preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park630 feet
- Sheridan Triangle870 feet
- Northwest Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,210 feet
Health care
- Park Gardens Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket960 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Huxley Avenue & Thorns Lane 110 feet
- West 259th Street & Spencer Avenue 270 feet
- Post Road & West 259th Street 290 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Huxley Avenue 290 feet
- Spencer Avenue & Thorns Lane 410 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 259th Street 520 feet
- Broadway & West 259th Street 570 feet
- Mosholu Avenue & Spencer Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along Huxley Avenue or West 259th Street.