University Avenue & Merriam Avenue
University Avenue and Merriam Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bridge Playground is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, is 480 feet away for the Bx18A, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them playgrounds, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along University Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, 480 feet away, for the Bx18A.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl Bx18A480 feetBx18A
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18A …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on University Avenue.
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all690 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 station0.4 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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
- 135 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 143 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Merriam Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Merriam Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of University Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center740 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground250 feet
- Highbridge Park530 feet
- Ogden Plimpton Playground630 feet
Show all 8
- Plimpton Playground690 feet
- Sedgwick Playground1,100 feet
- Mosaic Success Garden1,110 feet
- Bridge Park1,260 feet
- Merriam Playground1,270 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice410 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket940 feet
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- University Avenue & West 171st Street 100 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 220 feet
- Merriam Avenue & West 171st Street 270 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & West 171st Street 360 feet
- University Avenue & Ogden Avenue 400 feet
- University Avenue & Highbridge Park Path 470 feet
- Ogden Avenue & West 171st Street 470 feet
- Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 500 feet
See every intersection along Merriam Avenue or University Avenue.