This staircase connects the elevated 241st Street viaduct with an NYPD narcotics unit parking lot, and is the only connection between the police facility and the rest of the Bronx. Since the gate at the top is permanently locked, I had to walk through Mount Vernon (a city in Westchester County) to get here. And, of course, even if the gate were open, you would still have to drive through Mount Vernon to get here by car, making this little piece of the Bronx something close to an exclave. This strange geography is reminiscent of the Northwest Angle.
Day 41
Portal of the day
February 9th, 2012
Well, you can think of it this way: You just began your “I’m walking every street in Westchester County” walk for next year :-)
GLAD I DO NOT LIVE IN THE 5 BURROUGHS OF NEW YORK. LOVE MY GREAT STATE OF ALABAMA………………..
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What an education here. I didn’t know what a Northwest Angle is nor did I know that part of Minnesota is detached and looks like it’s in Canada. How strange these things are.
As for you Matt and this “road” sure sounds difficult to get around it.
it is kind of common in this part. Wierd – even in my neighborhood we have a street that is connected to a street in another town…but you can’t drive through it cause they cut out and built a tree planter cutting the street in half..and like above..you cant go through it..you have to find another way around.
Matt said it’s for Narcotics Squad to use, look at how rusty steps are. That shows why they say drugs are so bad in New York, if they cannot be caught in auto or level street, go ahead and do drugs.
I just see all the trash in this pic as well as a few others here today. Such a shame people just throw their trash wherever they feel like it.