Harrison Avenue & West 181st Street

Harrison Avenue and West 181st Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Francis Martin Library is 530 feet away, and King of Glory Tabernacle is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, five of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burnside Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
University Av/W 181 St · Bx3
Within a walk
20 places
5 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harrison Avenue & West 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Burnside Av 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 183 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/W 181 St, 490 feet away, for the Bx3.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/W 181 St Bx3
    490 feet
    Bx3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 181st Street.

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Ave & W 181 St 19 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

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
129 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 77 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Harrison Avenue

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

West side of Harrison Avenue

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

South side of West 181st Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 college
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 091 Bronx School
    710 feet
  2. Bronx Community College
    740 feet
  3. Hope Academy of the Bronx School
    1,240 feet
Show all 6
  1. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  2. P.S. 291 School
    1,310 feet
  3. P.S. X015 Institute for Environmental Learning School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grand Playground
    290 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    300 feet
  3. Aqueduct Lands Playground
    320 feet
Show all 6
  1. Davidson Playground
    780 feet
  2. Walton Park
    940 feet
  3. Walton Playground
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Francis Martin Library
    530 feet

Houses of worship

  1. University Heights Presbyterian Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80 East 181st Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 19/Engine 75/Ladder 33 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Harrison Avenue or West 181st Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.