Nelson Avenue & Brandt Place
Nelson Avenue and Brandt Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Sedgwick Library is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1938, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 176 St 40.4 miles4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
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 University Av/W 176 St, 520 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- University Av/W 176 St Bx3, Bx36520 feetBx3 Bx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx3 …
- Bx36 …
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- University Ave & Brandt Pl 23 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station990 feet
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 122 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,600 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 1923 and 1938.
Since 2014 at least 385 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Brandt Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Brandt Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Nelson Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Academy for Language and Technology School960 feet
- I.S. 232 School960 feet
- I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School960 feet
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- Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 2 School1,150 feet
- Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Half-Nelson Playground460 feet
- Galileo Playground640 feet
- Featherbed Triangle1,130 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Sedgwick Library880 feet
Houses of worship
- Featherbed Lane Presbyterian Church House of worship990 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket940 feet
- Antillana Market Place Supermarket980 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 18 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- University Avenue & Brandt Place 310 feet
- Nelson Avenue & West 174th Street 390 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Macombs Road 590 feet
- Andrews Avenue South & Tenney Place 620 feet
- Macombs Road & West 176th Street 640 feet
- University Avenue & West 175th Street 640 feet
- University Avenue & West 176th Street 740 feet
- Andrews Avenue South & West 175th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along Brandt Place or Nelson Avenue.