Macombs Road & West 175th Street

Macombs Road and West 175th Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Galileo Playground is 50 feet away, and Eternal Life Community Garden is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them schools, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Macombs Rd/Nelson Av · Bx18B
Within a walk
14 places
5 schools, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Macombs Road & West 175th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 176 St 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. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Macombs Rd/Nelson Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx18B.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Macombs Rd/Nelson Av Bx18B
    50 feet
    Bx18B

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18B …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Macombs Road.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Macombs Rd & W 175 St 20 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
130 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 3,500 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 1941.

Since 2014 at least 543 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Macombs Road

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 175th Street

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

South side of West 175th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Language and Technology School
    590 feet
  2. I.S. 232 School
    590 feet
  3. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    590 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    950 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Grow School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Galileo Playground
    50 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Half-Nelson Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 5
  1. Eternal Life Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  2. Morton Playground
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 19 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Macombs Road or West 175th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.