Undercliff Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway
Undercliff Avenue and Major Deegan Expressway meet at an eight-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Bridge Playground is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, is 170 feet away for the Bx18A, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them playgrounds, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, 170 feet away, for the Bx18A.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl Bx18A170 feetBx18A
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18A …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Boscobel Place and Undercliff Avenue.
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all1,130 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Boscobel Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Boscobel Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Undercliff Avenue
- No parking 29 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center840 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground90 feet
- Sedgwick Playground570 feet
- Bridge Park730 feet
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- Plimpton Playground790 feet
- Highbridge Park970 feet
- Ogden Plimpton Playground1,160 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice700 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Alexander Hamilton Bridge 140 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & West 171st Street 270 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 310 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 320 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 350 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway 460 feet
- University Avenue & Ogden Avenue 500 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 500 feet
See every intersection along Boscobel Place, Major Deegan Expressway or Undercliff Avenue.