Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street is a railway stop in Bronx, New York. Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street is situated nearby to the sports venue Van Cortlandt Pool, as well as near Cardinal Hayes Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station and Draddy Gymnasium.

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station

Metro station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station is the northern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway on the border of Fieldston and Kingsbridge in the Bronx, it is served by the 1 train at all times.

Draddy Gymnasium

Sports venue

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Draddy Gymnasium is a 2,345-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. It is located on the campus of Manhattan University and is the home of the Manhattan Jaspers athletic teams including men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. Draddy Gymnasium is situated 620 feet northwest of Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street.

Gaelic Park

Pitch

Photo: HugoHelp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gaelic Park is a multi-purpose outdoor athletics facility, located at West 240th Street and Broadway in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. Gaelic Park is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fieldston and Kingsbridge.

Fieldston

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Fieldston is a privately owned affluent neighborhood in the Riverdale section of the northwestern part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is bounded by Manhattan College Parkway to the south, Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, 250th Street to the north, and Broadway to the east.

Kingsbridge

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Kingsbridge is a residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx, New York City. Kingsbridge's boundaries are Manhattan College Parkway to the north, the Major Deegan Expressway or Bailey Avenue to the east, West 230th Street to the south, and Irwin Avenue to the west.

Riverdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Riverdale, which had a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States census, contains the city's northernmost point at the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.8899° or 40° 53′ 24″ north

Longitude

-73.89831° or 73° 53′ 54″ west

Wheelchair access

Operator

New York City Transit Authority

Network

NYC Subway

Open location code

87G8V4Q2+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 592006018

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=buffer_stop

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