Macombs Dam Bridge & East 161st Street

Macombs Dam Bridge and East 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The fountain “Macombs Dam Park Fountain” is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them gardens, and 56 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East 161st Street, 7am to 8pm.

Safety record
9 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
940 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
E 161 St/Macombs Dam Bridge · Bx6
Within a walk
9 places
2 gardens, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Macombs Dam Bridge & East 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    940 feet
    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 E 161 St/Macombs Dam Bridge, 180 feet away, for the Bx6.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Macombs Dam Bridge Bx6
    180 feet
    Bx6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …

Live arrivals

East 161st Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 8pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Highbridge

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 600 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 1926 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1901 and 1902.

  1. American Female Guardian Society Designated landmark
    490 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
    260 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    590 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    80 feet
  2. Grandstand in Macombs Dam Park Park feature
    340 feet
  3. Elston Gene Howard Field Playground
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Woodycrest Community Garden
    1,040 feet
  2. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    1,210 feet
  3. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    1,230 feet

Health care

  1. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    630 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Yankee Stadium Stadium or arena
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.5 miles
  2. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st Street or Macombs Dam Bridge.

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