Plimpton Avenue & West 169th Street

Plimpton Avenue and West 169th Street 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. Public School 91, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
W 169 St/Ogden Av · Bx13
Within a walk
21 places
5 schools, 4 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Plimpton Avenue & West 169th 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 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 170 St 4
    0.5 miles
    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 W 169 St/Ogden Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 169 St/Ogden Av Bx13
    120 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ogden Ave & Merriam Ave 19 docks in all
    570 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
    0.3 miles
  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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
114 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 287 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Plimpton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Plimpton Avenue

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

North side of West 169th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 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. Public School 91 Designated landmark
    340 feet
  2. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 011 Highbridge School
    450 feet
  2. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Brilla Pax Charter School
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Sacred Heart School
    750 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    870 feet
  3. Bronx Debate Academy School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mosaic Success Garden
    180 feet
  2. Cpl Fischer Park
    500 feet
  3. Merriam Playground
    500 feet
Show all 9
  1. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    510 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    730 feet
  3. Ogden Plimpton Playground
    780 feet
  4. Martin Luther King Triangle
    1,020 feet
  5. Highbridge Park
    1,250 feet
  6. Plimpton Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church Landmark
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Plimpton Avenue or West 169th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.