University Avenue & Reservoir Avenue
University Avenue and Reservoir Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 3,971 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Washington's Walk is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Goulden Av/W 197 St, is 910 feet away for the Bx22, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Goulden Av/W 197 St, 910 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Goulden Av/W 197 St Bx22 · Shelter910 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Claflin Ave & Reservoir Ave 19 docks in all430 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,971 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 207th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,977 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on Reservoir Avenue | 3,113 | 1,464 |
| Northbound on Reservoir Avenue | 858 | 513 |
| Total | 3,971 | 1,977 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10468
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 11 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 50
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
- Elevation
- 151 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 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 1926 and 1941.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 104 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Reservoir Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of University Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of University Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 315 Lab School650 feet
- American Dream Charter School II School1,180 feet
- St. Jemuel Group Family Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Washington's Walk Park140 feet
- Fort #4 Playground730 feet
- Strong Street Playground800 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Reservoir Avenue & Claflin Avenue 370 feet
- Reservoir Avenue & Webb Avenue 650 feet
- University Avenue & West 197th Street 650 feet
- Reservoir Avenue & West 197th Street 750 feet
- Goulden Avenue & West 197th Street 900 feet
- Claflin Avenue & West 197th Street 930 feet
- University Avenue & Strong Street 930 feet
- Goulden Avenue & Reservoir Avenue 1,040 feet
See every intersection along Reservoir Avenue or University Avenue.