University Avenue & Ogden Avenue
University Avenue and Ogden Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Plimpton Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/University Av, is 250 feet away for the Bx13, 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 1,400 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 Ogden Av/University Av, 250 feet away, for the Bx13.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ogden Av/University Av Bx13250 feetBx13
Next buses at this stop
- Bx13 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on University Avenue.
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all1,090 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 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
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
- 137 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Ogden Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Ogden Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of University Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of University Avenue
- No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 playgrounds
- 3 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center340 feet
- Sedgwick Trade or language school1,020 feet
- Bronx-Manhattan SDA School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground70 feet
- Plimpton Playground290 feet
- Sedgwick Playground710 feet
Show all 7
- Ogden Plimpton Playground830 feet
- Bridge Park880 feet
- Highbridge Park940 feet
- Featherbed Triangle1,240 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice810 feet
Community centers and public services
- Sedgwick Community Center1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket1,120 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,140 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 22 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 100 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 150 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 180 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Washington Bridge Pedestrian Path 240 feet
- Washington Bridge & University Avenue at Edward L Grant Highway 320 feet
- University Avenue & Merriam Avenue 400 feet
- University Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway 430 feet
- Washington Bridge & Undercliff Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway 460 feet
See every intersection along Ogden Avenue or University Avenue.