Union Avenue & East 169th Street

Union Avenue and East 169th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. McKinley Square is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
E 169 St/Prospect Av · Bx35
Within a walk
31 places
13 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & East 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 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 “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Prospect Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Prospect Av Bx35
    310 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & E 169 St 19 docks in all
    60 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
    1,100 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024

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)
Morrisania
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 169th Street

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

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P186x Walter J. Damrosch School
    630 feet
  2. NYC Autism Charter School Bronx School
    790 feet
  3. Urban Scholars Community School
    790 feet
Show all 9
  1. My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  2. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
    1,290 feet
  3. Bronx Latin School
    1,290 feet
  4. Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
    1,290 feet
  5. Mott Hall Charter School
    1,300 feet
  6. P.S. 063 Author's Academy School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Square
    630 feet
  2. Concrete Dreams Community Garden
    770 feet
  3. Beatty Plaza
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cordelia’s Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 26 Ambulance station
    710 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Morrisania Library
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    770 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 169th Street or Union Avenue.

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