West 261st Street & Liebig Avenue
West 261st Street and Liebig Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Margaret of Cortona School is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Riverdale Av/W 261 St, is 560 feet away for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1 and two more, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Riverdale Av/W 261 St, 560 feet away, for the Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Riverdale Av/W 261 St Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2 +1560 feetBx7 Bx10 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18
Next buses at this stop
- Bx7 …
- Bx10 …
- BxM1 …
- BxM2 …
- BxM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Riverdale Ave & W 261 St 12 docks in all690 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway southbound at Fieldston Road & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 5914 Riverdale Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5683 Riverdale Avenue Charging for electric cars, 65 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 123 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2024 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of West 261st Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West 261st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Margaret of Cortona School1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- West 261st Street & Tyndall Avenue 250 feet
- Delafield Avenue & West 261st Street 250 feet
- Fieldston Road & West 261st Street 500 feet
- Riverdale Avenue & West 261st Street 520 feet
- Liebig Avenue & West 260th Street 620 feet
- West 261st Street & Spencer Avenue 760 feet
- Tyndall Avenue & West 260th Street 810 feet
- Tyndall Avenue & West 262nd Street 830 feet
See every intersection along Liebig Avenue or West 261st Street.