Davidson Avenue & Buchanan Place

Davidson Avenue and Buchanan Place meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Jardin de las Rosas is 100 feet away, and Davidson Avenue Community Garden is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 183 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
183 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Jerome Av/W 183 St · Bx32
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Davidson Avenue & Buchanan Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 183 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 183 St 4
    510 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. Burnside Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Many Trails” (2008) by Jose Ortiz at the 183 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/W 183 St, 570 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/W 183 St Bx32
    570 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Buchanan Place and Davidson Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Buchanan Pl & Grand Ave 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
121 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 190 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Buchanan Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Buchanan Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Davidson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Davidson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Firehouse for Engine Co. 75.

  1. Honor 2000 Mural by Mierle Landerman Ukeles, 2000
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    470 feet
  2. I.S. 206 Ann Mersereau School
    870 feet
  3. P.S. 091 Bronx School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jardin de las Rosas Garden
    100 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    670 feet
  3. Grand Playground
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. Aqueduct Lands Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. Walton Park
    1,220 feet
  3. Davidson Playground
    1,270 feet
  4. Davidson Avenue Community Garden
    1,290 feet
  5. Walton Playground
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 19 Ambulance station
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. V. Santini, Inc. Warehouse Listed historic place
    930 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 19/Engine 75/Ladder 33 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    680 feet
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Buchanan Place or Davidson Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.