River Avenue & East 168th Street

River Avenue and East 168th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Highbridge Post Office is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St · Bx35
Within a walk
22 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
River Avenue & East 168th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St 4
    590 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 170 St 4
    1,250 feet
    4
  2. 167 St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

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 Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St, 680 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Edward L Grant Hwy/W 169 St Bx35
    680 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walton Ave & E 168 St 20 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    590 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.6 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2023

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 264 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 168th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

South side of East 168th Street

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

East side of River Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Women's Housing and Ecomomic Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    360 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden School
    730 feet
  3. Bronx Debate Academy School
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School
    830 feet
  2. Harlem RBI Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  3. Dream Charter School Highbridge School
    1,010 feet
  4. Aeci Ii: NYC Charter High School for Computer Engineering and Innovation School
    1,020 feet
  5. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  6. Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    840 feet
  2. Keltch Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    1,240 feet
Show all 4
  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Evangel Revival Time Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    910 feet
  3. Grand Concourse SDA Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    630 feet

Fire and police

  1. 44th Precinct Police station
    290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 168th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.