Summit Avenue & West 161st Street

Summit Avenue and West 161st Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Summit Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them gardens. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Ogden Av/W 162 St · Bx13
Within a walk
8 places
4 gardens, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Summit Avenue & West 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.4 miles
    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 …

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 Ogden Av/W 162 St, 680 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 162 St Bx13
    680 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & Ogden Ave 21 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Summit Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Summit Avenue

  • No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 161st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 161st Street

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

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1901 and 1902.

  1. American Female Guardian Society Designated landmark
    680 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    390 feet
  2. Highbridge World War I Memorial Statue, 1923
    730 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 gardens
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    30 feet
  2. Summit Playground
    60 feet
  3. Sweetgum Community Garden
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. Woodycrest Community Garden
    980 feet
  3. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 Summit Avenue or West 161st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.