Plimpton Avenue & Featherbed Lane
Plimpton Avenue and Featherbed Lane 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. Featherbed Triangle is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Mt Eden Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat. About 7,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Mt Eden Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Mt Eden Av 40.4 miles4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Procession of Folk #3” (2006) by Amir Bey at the Mt Eden Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is University Av/W 174 St, 270 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- University Av/W 174 St Bx3, Bx36270 feetBx3 Bx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx3 …
- Bx36 …
Cycling
- 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Featherbed Ln & Nelson Ave 22 docks in all280 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.
- 1764 University Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10452
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
- Elevation
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 7,600 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 in 1950.
Since 2014 at least 128 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Featherbed Lane
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Featherbed Lane
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of Plimpton Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 205955.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 park
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 2 School100 feet
- Bronx Works Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K510 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school740 feet
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- Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Featherbed Triangle50 feet
- Half-Nelson Playground410 feet
- Sedgwick Playground740 feet
Show all 4
- Plimpton Playground1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- Featherbed Lane Presbyterian Church House of worship110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sedgwick Community Center480 feet
- West Bronx Recreation Center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket150 feet
- Antillana Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- University Avenue & Featherbed Lane 240 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Featherbed Lane 250 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Plimpton Avenue 350 feet
- Shakespeare Avenue & Featherbed Lane 400 feet
- West 174th Street & Montgomery Avenue 480 feet
- Nelson Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway 620 feet
- Featherbed Lane & Jesup Avenue 680 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Shakespeare Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along Featherbed Lane or Plimpton Avenue.