Sedgwick Avenue & Undercliff Avenue

Sedgwick Avenue and Undercliff Avenue meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Matthews AME Church is 390 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sedgwick Av/West Tremont Av, is 150 feet away for the Bx18B, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
16 hurt
43 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Sedgwick Av/West Tremont Av · Bx18B
Within a walk
12 places
4 schools, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sedgwick Avenue & Undercliff Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sedgwick Av/West Tremont Av, 150 feet away, for the Bx18B.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sedgwick Av/West Tremont Av Bx18B · Shelter
    150 feet
    Bx18B
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18B …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sedgwick Ave & W Tremont Ave 19 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the European hornbeam and the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 74 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Sedgwick Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 49 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Undercliff Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 1958 and 1960.

  1. Messiah Home for Children Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 109 Sedgwick School
    620 feet
  2. I.S. 229 Roland Patterson School
    960 feet
  3. The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State Park School
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Promesa Head Start Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  2. Shield Institute Bronx School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Roberto Clemente State Park
    740 feet
  2. Cedar Playground
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Matthews AME Church House of worship
    390 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area Community center
    320 feet
  2. Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 43/Ladder 59 Fire station
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sedgwick Avenue or Undercliff Avenue.

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