East 166th Street & College Avenue

East 166th Street and College Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Playground is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1929, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Morris Av/E 166 St · Bx32
Within a walk
24 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 166th Street & College Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 167 St B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Beacons” (2018) by Rico Gatson at the 167 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 166 St, 270 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 166 St Bx32
    270 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & McClellan St 22 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1201 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 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 1920 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of College Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of College Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

North side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Transitional Romanesque Revival / neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1901 and 1902.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Writing Academy School
    870 feet
  2. J.H.S. 022 Jordan L. Mott School
    870 feet
  3. Success Academy-Bronx 2 Middle School
    870 feet
Show all 8
  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II Middle School
    890 feet
  2. MI Segundo Hogar Day Care Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  3. Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders School
    1,250 feet
  4. The Family School
    1,250 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter Schools-Bronx 3 Upper School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mott Playground
    380 feet
  2. Little Paradise Community Garden
    560 feet
  3. Bette's Rose Garden
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Arcilla Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Vineyard International Christian Ministries House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at College Ave - East 165th Street Community center
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along College Avenue or East 166th Street.

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