Ogden Avenue & Merriam Avenue

Ogden Avenue and Merriam Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Highbridge Community Church is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Ogden Av/W 168 St · Bx13
Within a walk
25 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Ogden Avenue & Merriam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. 167 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

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

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 168 St, 190 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 168 St Bx13
    190 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ogden Ave & Merriam Ave 19 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes 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
10452
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Highbridge
Elevation
113 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 317 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Merriam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Merriam Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

West side of Ogden Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, Richardsonian Romanesque and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1887 and 1931.

  1. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Public School 91 Designated landmark
    210 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 011 Highbridge School
    280 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    790 feet
  3. Brilla Pax Charter School
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sacred Heart School
    930 feet
  2. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  3. The Highbridge Green School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Merriam Playground
    40 feet
  2. Mosaic Success Garden
    410 feet
  3. Cpl Fischer Park
    1,010 feet
Show all 8
  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    1,020 feet
  2. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. Ogden Plimpton Playground
    1,160 feet
  4. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    1,240 feet
  5. Highbridge Park
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 11 Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. High Bridge Library
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church Landmark
    150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    880 feet
  2. Highbridge Community Center
    1,300 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1145 University Avenue Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Merriam Avenue or Ogden Avenue.

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.