Union Avenue & East 166th Street

Union Avenue and East 166th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 166th Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Prospect Av/E 166 St · Bx17
Within a walk
27 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & East 166th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El 2 and El 5” (1992) by Michael Kelly Williams at the Intervale Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 166 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 166 St Bx17
    450 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 166th Street.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 199 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 166th Street

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

Twenty buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1902 and 1903.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
    610 feet
  2. Bronx Latin School
    610 feet
  3. Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
    610 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    1,060 feet
  2. Bronx International High School
    1,190 feet
  3. High School for Violin and Dance School
    1,190 feet
  4. Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies School · listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Behagen Playground
    60 feet
  2. Rev J Polite Playground
    990 feet
  3. Marie Brooks Community Garden
    1,230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Schomburg Arts Garden
    1,260 feet
  2. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    900 feet
  2. Older adult center at 950 Union Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  3. Community center at Forest Community center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 166th Street or Union Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.