Shakespeare Avenue & Anderson Avenue

Shakespeare Avenue and Anderson Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Roberto Clemente Community Garden is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
Woodycrest Av/W 168 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
20 places
5 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shakespeare Avenue & Anderson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D
  2. 170 St 4
    0.5 miles
    4

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 Woodycrest Av/W 168 St, 400 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodycrest Av/W 168 St Bx18A
    400 feet
    Bx18A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Shakespeare Ave & W 169 St 20 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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)
Highbridge
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1926 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 247 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Anderson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 22 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Anderson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Shakespeare Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built in 1931.

  1. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    720 feet
  2. Brilla Pax Charter School
    800 feet
  3. Sacred Heart School
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. X114 - Luis Llorens Torres Schools School
    940 feet
  2. Bronx Debate Academy School
    1,080 feet
  3. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    330 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    630 feet
  3. Las Casitas Community Garden
    880 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    960 feet
  2. Cpl Fischer Park
    1,160 feet
  3. Merriam Playground
    1,170 feet
  4. Mullaly Playground (2) Playground
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. High Bridge Library
    310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Anderson Avenue or Shakespeare Avenue.

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