River Avenue & East 164th Street

River Avenue and East 164th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, three of them parks, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
1,170 feet
E 161 St/River Av · Bx13
Within a walk
16 places
3 parks, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
River Avenue & East 164th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    1,100 feet
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. 167 St B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/River Av, 1,170 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/River Av Bx13
    1,170 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Gerard Ave & E 164 St 19 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1133 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 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 August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022

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)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 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 1927 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 78 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 164th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 164th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of River Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of River Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Moderne and Renaissance Revival. They were built between 1925 and 1941.

  1. Park Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All Hallows Institute School
    780 feet
  2. M & M Prep 3k Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. M&m 24 Hour Daycare Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    50 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park
    50 feet
  3. Mullaly Playground (1) Playground
    470 feet
Show all 6
  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    600 feet
  2. Joyce Kilmer Park Playground
    760 feet
  3. Jerome Slope Nature area
    1,150 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Yankee Stadium Stadium or arena
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mullaly Park Wading Pool Swimming pool
    390 feet
  2. Mullaly Park Pool Swimming pool
    450 feet
  3. John Mullaly Recreation Center
    510 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hope of Israel Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    740 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 164th Street or River Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.