Summit Avenue & West 162nd Street

Summit Avenue and West 162nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Macombs Dam Park is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them gardens, and one place to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Ogden Av/W 162 St · Bx13
Within a walk
10 places
4 gardens, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Summit Avenue & West 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.5 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, 250 feet away, for the Bx13.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ogden Ave & W 164 St 19 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 June 2026.

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
96 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 250 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Summit Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 162nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of West 162nd Street

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

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
    720 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 gardens
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    450 feet
  2. Summit Playground
    480 feet
  3. Sweetgum Community Garden
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    530 feet
  2. Woodycrest Community Garden
    560 feet
  3. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    660 feet

Health care

  1. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    930 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and eight 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 162nd 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.