Shakespeare Avenue & West 167th Street

Shakespeare Avenue and West 167th Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center is 380 feet away, and Jerome Slope is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
E 167 St/River Av · Bx35
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shakespeare Avenue & West 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St 4
    780 feet
    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
    0.4 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 E 167 St/River Av, 680 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 167 St/River Av Bx35 · Shelter
    680 feet
    Bx35
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Nelson Ave & 167 St 21 docks in all
    800 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1133 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    390 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 1936.

Since 2014 at least 777 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X114 - Luis Llorens Torres Schools School
    370 feet
  2. Harlem RBI Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    1,290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dream Charter School Highbridge School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    380 feet
  2. Las Casitas Community Garden
    560 feet
  3. Mullaly Playground (2) Playground
    630 feet
Show all 7
  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    910 feet
  2. Nelson Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    1,210 feet
  4. Jerome Slope Nature area
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. High Bridge Library
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Woodycrest United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Shakespeare Avenue or West 167th Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.