Reservoir Avenue & Grand Avenue

Reservoir Avenue and Grand Avenue meet at a five-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Barnhill Square is 70 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
610 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
190 feet
Reservoir Av/West Kingsbridge Rd · Bx22
Within a walk
19 places
8 religious buildings, 4 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Reservoir Avenue & Grand Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    610 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. Fordham Rd 4
    0.5 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Reservoir Av/West Kingsbridge Rd, 190 feet away, for the Bx22.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Reservoir Av/West Kingsbridge Rd Bx22
    190 feet
    Bx22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Grand Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W 193 St 18 docks in all
    940 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
138 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 between 1921 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 158 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 56 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Grand Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Reservoir Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Reservoir Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Reservoir Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West Kingsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West Kingsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 214039 and 215195.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1912 and 1917.

  1. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory Designated landmark
    270 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 1 library
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights School
    930 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 7 School
    1,160 feet
  3. Kipp Bronx Charter School II School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Barnhill Square
    70 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    190 feet
  3. St. James Park
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. St James Park Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Washington's Walk Park
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jerome Park Library
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fordham Manor Church House of worship
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue, Reservoir Avenue or West Kingsbridge Road.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.