Park Avenue & East 166th Street

Park Avenue and East 166th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morrisania Post Office is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Brook Av/Park Av, is 600 feet away for the Bx41, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Park Avenue.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Brook Av/Park Av · Bx41
Within a walk
25 places
14 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 166th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Brook Av/Park Av, 600 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Brook Av/Park Av Bx41
    600 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Park Avenue.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 165 St & Clay Ave 19 docks in all
    900 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1201 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
16
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 176 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Allee' Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 166th Street

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

South side of East 166th Street

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

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 32 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Transitional Romanesque Revival / neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1901 and 1902.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Community Charter High School
    880 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  3. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,170 feet
Show all 6
  1. New Pathways Academy School
    1,300 feet
  2. South Bronx International Middle School
    1,300 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 3 School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franklin Triangle
    1,170 feet
  2. Arcilla Playground
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morrisania Post Office Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Community center at 1162 - 1176 Washington Avenue Community center
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 26/Engine 50/Ladder 19 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 166th Street or Park 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.