Sheridan Avenue & East 162nd Street

Sheridan Avenue and East 162nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies inside the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Family Court is 90 feet away, and the fountain “Heinrich Heine Fountain” is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, five of them courthouses, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
E 161 St/Sherman Av · Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13
Within a walk
18 places
5 courthouses, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Sheridan Avenue & East 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    1,250 feet
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/Sherman Av, 410 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Sherman Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 · Shelter
    410 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …
  3. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 161 St 27 docks in all
    760 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 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 1923 and 1948.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Sheridan Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO NYSJ
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Moderne, and mostly built between 1927 and 1940.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at 161st Street Bridge, 161st Street & Concourse Village.

  1. Bronx Archway Installation by Alison Sky, 2014
    490 feet
  2. One Stone Installation by Cai Guo-Qiang, 2007
    510 feet
  3. Heinrich Heine Fountain Fountain by Ernst Herter, 1899
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 courthouses
  • 5 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons ABC Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    80 feet
  2. Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice School
    760 feet
  3. P.S. 035 Franz Siegel School
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning School
    1,290 feet
  2. Grant Avenue Elementary School
    1,290 feet
  3. Science and Technology Academy: a Mott Hall School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    550 feet
  2. Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis Garden
    630 feet
  3. Joyce Kilmer Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Family Court Courthouse
    90 feet
  2. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    250 feet
  3. Older adult center at 900 Grand Concourse Older adult center · landmark
    460 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    510 feet
  2. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    540 feet
  3. Bronx Supreme Court Courthouse · listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    730 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    890 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 162nd Street or Sheridan 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.