Nelson Avenue & West 164th Street

Nelson Avenue and West 164th Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nelson Playground is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/W 164 St, is 280 feet away for the Bx13, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them gardens, and five places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Ogden Av/W 164 St · Bx13
Within a walk
16 places
5 gardens, 3 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nelson Avenue & West 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/W 164 St, 280 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 164 St Bx13
    280 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ogden Ave & W 164 St 19 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
108 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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.

Since 2014 at least 355 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 121 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 164th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were built between 1901 and 1931.

  1. Park Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    590 feet
  2. American Female Guardian Society Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 gardens
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nature area
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 073 Bronx School
    810 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    60 feet
  2. Sweetgum Community Garden
    470 feet
  3. Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    530 feet
Show all 8
  1. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    630 feet
  2. Woodycrest Community Garden
    740 feet
  3. Nelson Playground
    800 feet
  4. Jerome Slope Nature area
    880 feet
  5. Macombs Dam Park
    1,120 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 17 Ambulance station
    980 feet
  2. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Woodycrest United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. John Mullaly Recreation Center
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Nelson Avenue or West 164th Street.

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