Jerome Avenue & 181st Street

Jerome Avenue and 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Walton Playground is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them playgrounds, and 28 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
29 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burnside Av
960 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Jerome Av/E 181 St · Bx32
Within a walk
26 places
5 playgrounds, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jerome Avenue & 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Burnside Av 4
    960 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 183 St 4
    1,030 feet
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.3 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 Jerome Av/E 181 St, 40 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/E 181 St Bx32
    40 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 181st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & E 181 St 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.8 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
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015

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
87 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 330 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and July 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 181st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of 181st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Jerome Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Jerome Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204673 and 212254.

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
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 playgrounds
  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  2. Acp Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. School
    600 feet
Show all 7
  1. Creston Academy School
    830 feet
  2. School for Environmental Citizenship School
    830 feet
  3. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    950 feet
  4. P.S. 091 Bronx School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walton Park
    170 feet
  2. Walton Playground
    250 feet
  3. Grand Playground
    520 feet
Show all 10
  1. Mabel Hampton Playground
    580 feet
  2. Bean Morris Garden
    690 feet
  3. Davidson Playground
    760 feet
  4. Jardin de las Rosas Garden
    990 feet
  5. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,070 feet
  6. Aqueduct Lands Playground
    1,100 feet
  7. Bergen Triangle
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 19 Ambulance station
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Francis Martin Library
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80 East 181st Street Older adult center
    530 feet
  2. Morris Heights Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jerome Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.