Shakespeare Avenue & Woodycrest Avenue

Shakespeare Avenue and Woodycrest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Brilla Pax Charter School 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 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Woodycrest Av/W 168 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Shakespeare Avenue & Woodycrest 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. 170 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. 167 St B, D
    0.5 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, 140 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodycrest Av/W 168 St Bx18A
    140 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
    280 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. 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 296 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

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

West side of Shakespeare Avenue

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

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
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    540 feet
  2. Brilla Pax Charter School
    630 feet
  3. Sacred Heart School
    630 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bronx Debate Academy School
    640 feet
  2. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    100 feet
  2. Roberto Clemente Community Garden
    120 feet
  3. Cpl Fischer Park
    650 feet
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  1. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    920 feet
  2. Merriam Playground
    1,000 feet
  3. Mosaic Success Garden
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. High Bridge Library
    360 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church Landmark
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Post Office
    910 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 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 21 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 Shakespeare Avenue or Woodycrest 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.