Merriam Avenue & West 171st Street
Merriam Avenue and West 171st Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mosaic Success Garden is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/University Av, is 660 feet away for the Bx13, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them playgrounds, and five places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/University Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx13.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ogden Av/University Av Bx13660 feetBx13
Next buses at this stop
- Bx13 …
Cycling
- 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 143 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 81 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Merriam Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Merriam Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West 171st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of West 171st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ogden Plimpton Playground370 feet
- Bridge Playground520 feet
- Highbridge Park800 feet
Show all 8
- Mosaic Success Garden850 feet
- Plimpton Playground950 feet
- Merriam Playground1,000 feet
- Cpl Fischer Park1,170 feet
- Corporal Fischer Park Playground1,250 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice680 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket670 feet
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ogden Avenue & West 171st Street 200 feet
- University Avenue & Merriam Avenue 270 feet
- University Avenue & West 171st Street 370 feet
- West 170th Street & Merriam Avenue 410 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 480 feet
- Ogden Avenue & West 170th Street 610 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & West 171st Street 630 feet
- University Avenue & West 170th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along Merriam Avenue or West 171st Street.