University Avenue & Father Zeiser Place

University Avenue and Father Zeiser Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Nicholas of Tolentine RC Church is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. A bus lane runs along University Avenue, all day.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
University Av/W 190 St · Bx3
Within a walk
13 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & Father Zeiser Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Patriasana, Wholesomeland” (2005) by Moses Ros at the Fordham Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/W 190 St, 360 feet away, for the Bx3.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/W 190 St Bx3
    360 feet
    Bx3

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …

Live arrivals

University Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Aqueduct Ave & W 190 St 20 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
112 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Father Zeiser Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Father Zeiser Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of University Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Inventors Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  2. Lil Inventors Child Care Aqueduct Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. Saint Dominic's Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  2. St Dominic's Home - Torch School
    1,240 feet
  3. Tolentine Zeiser Early Learn Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Devoe Park
    90 feet
  2. Devoe Park Playground
    110 feet
  3. Aqueduct Walk Park
    340 feet
Show all 4
  1. New Beginnings Community Garden
    1,130 feet

Health care

  1. University Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Nicholas of Tolentine RC Church House of worship
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Father Zeiser Place or University 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.