Shakespeare Avenue & West 168th Street

Shakespeare Avenue and West 168th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Martin Luther King Triangle is 30 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 23 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Woodycrest Av/W 168 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
23 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shakespeare Avenue & West 168th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St 4
    1,210 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
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. 167 St B, D
    0.4 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 Woodycrest Av/W 168 St, 100 feet away, for the Bx18A.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Shakespeare Ave & W 169 St 20 docks in all
    490 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
    1,270 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, August 2016

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
92 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 292 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Shakespeare Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 168th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 168th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Richardsonian Romanesque, one each, and built between 1887 and 1931.

  1. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    410 feet
  2. Brilla Pax Charter School
    490 feet
  3. Sacred Heart School
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Debate Academy School
    770 feet
  2. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. P.S. X114 - Luis Llorens Torres Schools School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    30 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    320 feet
  3. Cpl Fischer Park
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Merriam Playground
    870 feet
  2. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    1,130 feet
  3. Las Casitas Community Garden
    1,190 feet
  4. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. High Bridge Library
    160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church Landmark
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    1,000 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. 44th Precinct Police station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Shakespeare Avenue or West 168th Street.

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