Nelson Avenue & West 174th Street

Nelson Avenue and West 174th Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Half-Nelson Playground is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Macombs Rd/W 174 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
10 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Nelson Avenue & West 174th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 176 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. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.4 miles
    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 Macombs Rd/W 174 St, 660 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Macombs Rd/W 174 St Bx18A
    660 feet
    Bx18A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Featherbed Ln & Nelson Ave 22 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2021

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
105 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 494 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Nelson Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 174th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 174th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 2 School
    760 feet
  2. Bronx Works Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Half-Nelson Playground
    70 feet
  2. Featherbed Triangle
    740 feet
  3. Galileo Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Featherbed Lane Presbyterian Church House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sedgwick Community Center
    1,170 feet
  2. West Bronx Recreation Center
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: 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 Nelson Avenue or West 174th Street.

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