West 261st Street & Administration Hill
West 261st Street and Administration Hill meet at a six-way junction in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. University of Mt St Vincent is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 261 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, 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 261 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 261 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1 · Shelter0.3 milesBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 263 St 18 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 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
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Gothic Revival. They were mostly built between 1848 and 1852.
- Mount Saint Vincent Academy Designated landmark670 feet
- Fonthill, the Edwin Forrest House Designated landmark760 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 college
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- University of Mt St Vincent College410 feet
Health care
- Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale Nursing home or hospice1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Fonthill Castle and the Administration Building of the College Of Listed historic place1,010 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
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
Nearby corners
The seven nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 263rd Street & Administration Hill 220 feet
- Palisade Avenue & West 261st Street 480 feet
- Independence Avenue & West 261st Street 830 feet
- Marillac Hill & River Road 940 feet
- Netherland Avenue & West 261st Street 1,160 feet
- Administration Hill & River Road 1,290 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & West 261st Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Administration Hill, Marillac Hill or West 261st Street.