Jerome Avenue & Anderson Avenue

Jerome Avenue and Anderson Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Macombs Dam Park is 80 feet away, and Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them gardens, and 45 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Jerome Av/W 161 St · Bx13
Within a walk
16 places
4 gardens, 2 parks and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jerome Avenue & Anderson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.3 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/W 161 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/W 161 St Bx13
    450 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & Anderson Ave 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1133 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Highbridge
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1957.

Since 2014 at least 124 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Anderson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 22 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Anderson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Jerome Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 18 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Beaux-Arts, one each, and built between 1901 and 1931.

  1. American Female Guardian Society Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Park Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    800 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Highbridge World War I Memorial Statue, 1923
    250 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 nature area
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 073 Bronx School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    80 feet
  2. Woodycrest Community Garden
    650 feet
  3. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    840 feet
Show all 10
  1. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    790 feet
  2. Grandstand in Macombs Dam Park Park feature
    920 feet
  3. Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,030 feet
  4. Mullaly Playground (1) Playground
    1,070 feet
  5. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    1,110 feet
  6. Jerome Slope Nature area
    1,240 feet
  7. Summit Playground
    1,290 feet

Health care

  1. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Yankee Stadium Stadium or arena
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. John Mullaly Recreation Center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Anderson Avenue or Jerome Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.