Nelson Avenue & West 166th Street

Nelson Avenue and West 166th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nelson Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1947, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Ogden Av/W 166 St · Bx13
Within a walk
19 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nelson Avenue & West 166th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Bronx Reflection” (2007) by Carol Sun at the 167 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/W 166 St, 340 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 166 St Bx13
    340 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nelson Ave & 167 St 21 docks in all
    560 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.

  1. 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station
    1,010 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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
104 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1926 and 1947.

Since 2014 at least 197 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 111 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 6 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

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar School
    700 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  3. P.S. X114 - Luis Llorens Torres Schools School
    1,270 feet
Show all 5
  1. Next Generation Charter School
    1,290 feet
  2. Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nelson Playground
    40 feet
  2. Las Casitas Community Garden
    510 feet
  3. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mullaly Playground (2) Playground
    940 feet
  2. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    1,130 feet
  3. Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,180 feet
  4. Jerome Slope Nature area
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 17 Ambulance station
    410 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Woodycrest United Methodist Church House of worship
    130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    470 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Nelson Avenue or West 166th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.