Nelson Avenue & Macombs Road

Nelson Avenue and Macombs Road 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. I.S. 232 is 370 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 16 public places, six of them schools, and 13 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1928, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Macombs Rd/W 176 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
16 places
6 schools, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nelson Avenue & Macombs Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 176 St 4
    1,260 feet
    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
    0.4 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/W 176 St, 100 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Macombs Rd/W 176 St Bx18A
    100 feet
    Bx18A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Macombs Road.

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Macombs Rd & W 175 St 20 docks in all
    260 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.

  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 four crashes at this corner, the median 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
136 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 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 1928.

Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 120 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Macombs Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Nelson Avenue

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

West side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 3 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 listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Academy for Language and Technology School
    370 feet
  2. I.S. 232 School
    370 feet
  3. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    370 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    740 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Grow School
    1,140 feet
  4. Shield Institute Bronx School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Galileo Playground
    50 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    790 feet
  3. Eternal Life Community Garden
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. Morton Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Half-Nelson Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. Davidson Park
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    740 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    390 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 13 places to eat and 21 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:

See every intersection along Macombs Road or Nelson Avenue.

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.