East 166th Street & Forest Avenue

East 166th Street and Forest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Forest development. The corner lies on the edge of the Morris High School Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. High School for Violin and Dance is 540 feet away, and Hines Park is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/E 166 St, is 710 feet away for the Bx21. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bruckner Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Boston Rd/E 166 St · Bx21
Within a walk
26 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/E 166 St, 710 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 166 St Bx21 · Shelter
    710 feet
    Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 166th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tinton Ave & E 165 St 19 docks in all
    930 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Forest development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Forest Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Forest Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Morris High School Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 60 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1900 and 1903.

  1. Trinity Episcopal Church of Morrisania Rectory Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Trinity Episcopal Church of Morrisania Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Trinity Episcopal Church of Morrisania - Smith Memorial Hall Designated landmark
    420 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx International High School
    540 feet
  2. High School for Violin and Dance School
    540 feet
  3. Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies School · landmark · listed historic place
    540 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
    940 feet
  2. Bronx Latin School
    940 feet
  3. Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
    940 feet
  4. New Covenant Christian Church School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Behagen Playground
    370 feet
  2. Marie Brooks Community Garden
    580 feet
  3. Franklin Memorial Garden
    860 feet
Show all 6
  1. Youth Village Playground
    900 feet
  2. Hines Park
    1,240 feet
  3. William Hooper Garden (Jacquline Denise Davis Garden) Garden
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Forest Community center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 166th Street or Forest 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.