Sedgwick Avenue & West Fordham Road
Sedgwick Avenue and West Fordham Road meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. The corner is also named Ozzie Brown Triangle by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fordham Landing Playground is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Fordham Rd 40.4 miles4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Patriasana, Wholesomeland” (2005) by Moses Ros at the Fordham Rd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is West Fordham Rd/Sedgwick Av, 110 feet away, for the Bx12 SBS.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Fordham Rd/Sedgwick Av Bx12 SBS · Shelter110 feetBx12 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Bx12 SBS …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W Fordham Rd & Loring Pl N 25 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1,260 feet by car along the streets.
- 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2009
- Turn calming, April 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10468
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 52
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- University Heights (North)-Fordham
- Elevation
- 94 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Ozzie Brown Triangle, a co-naming enacted on March 7, 2012 (Local Law 14 of 2012).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 3,100 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 1924 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 235 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the arborvitae and the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ozzie Brown Triangle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 69 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Sedgwick Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Sedgwick Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 20 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of West Fordham Road
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of West Fordham Road
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Saint Dominic's Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- St Dominic's Home - Torch School1,100 feet
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- Tolentine Zeiser Early Learn Pre-K1,100 feet
- Brilla Caritas Charter School1,210 feet
- Brilla Pax Charter School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Devoe Park190 feet
- Fordham Landing Playground400 feet
- Devoe Park Playground430 feet
Houses of worship
- St Nicholas of Tolentine RC Church House of worship950 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch380 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sedgwick Avenue & Webb Avenue 170 feet
- West Fordham Road & Devoe Park Path 190 feet
- West Fordham Road & Landing Road 270 feet
- Webb Avenue & Devoe Park Path 310 feet
- West Fordham Road & Loring Place North 410 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Fordham Hill Oval 430 feet
- Webb Avenue & Fordham Hill Oval 470 feet
- Cedar Avenue & Landing Road 600 feet
See every intersection along Sedgwick Avenue or West Fordham Road.