University Avenue & Boscobel Place
University Avenue and Boscobel Place meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Highbridge Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/University Av, is 430 feet away for the Bx13, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them playgrounds, and four places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/University Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx13.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ogden Av/University Av Bx13430 feetBx13
Next buses at this stop
- Bx13 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Boscobel Place and University Avenue.
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all910 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 136 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 137 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and January 2026, 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
West side of University Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 19 signs NO STOPPING 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 center520 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground40 feet
- Plimpton Playground480 feet
- Highbridge Park750 feet
Show all 6
- Ogden Plimpton Playground850 feet
- Sedgwick Playground880 feet
- Bridge Park1,050 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice630 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,150 feet
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket1,300 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and eight 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- University Avenue & Ogden Avenue 180 feet
- University Avenue & Merriam Avenue 220 feet
- Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 290 feet
- University Avenue & West 171st Street 310 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway 310 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 340 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 420 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Alexander Hamilton Bridge 460 feet
See every intersection along Boscobel Place or University Avenue.