University Avenue & Highbridge Park Stairway
University Avenue and Highbridge Park Stairway meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Merriam Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Sedgwick Av/Depot Pl, is 750 feet away for the Bx18B, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them playgrounds, and five places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Sedgwick Av/Depot Pl, 750 feet away, for the Bx18B.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Sedgwick Av/Depot Pl Bx18B750 feetBx18B
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18B …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on University Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all210 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 140 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1889.
- High Bridge Designated landmark630 feet
- Public School 91 Designated landmark720 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 parks
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 011 Highbridge School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highbridge Park30 feet
- Merriam Playground580 feet
- Mosaic Success Garden840 feet
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- Ogden Plimpton Playground890 feet
- Bridge Park930 feet
- Bridge Playground1,080 feet
- Cpl Fischer Park1,170 feet
- Corporal Fischer Park Playground1,240 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice520 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Public School 11 Listed historic place1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Highbridge Community Church House of worship1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket670 feet
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Highbridge Park Path & Highbridge Park Stairway 50 feet
- High Bridge & Highbridge Park Path 160 feet
- University Avenue & West 170th Street 160 feet
- University Avenue & Highbridge Park Path 360 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & High Bridge 390 feet
- West 170th Street & Merriam Avenue 400 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & Highbridge Park Stairway 510 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & High Bridge 560 feet
See every intersection along Highbridge Park Stairway or University Avenue.