University Avenue & West 165th Street
University Avenue and West 165th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Next Generation Charter School is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ogden Av/W 166 St, is 910 feet away for the Bx13, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,600 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/W 166 St, 910 feet away, for the Bx13.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ogden Av/W 166 St Bx13 · Shelter910 feetBx13
Next buses at this stop
- Bx13 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Ogden Ave & W 165 St 19 docks in all570 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.
- 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2019
- Enhanced crossing, October 2019
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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 208 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of University Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of West 165th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of West 165th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 gardens
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Next Generation Charter School90 feet
- Nuasin Next Generation Charter School90 feet
- Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5460 feet
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- P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sweetgum Community Garden560 feet
- Nelson Playground960 feet
- Taqwa Community Farm Garden1,150 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 17 Ambulance station850 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Sedgwick Avenue & West 165th Street 180 feet
- Summit Avenue & West 165th Street 280 feet
- Ogden Avenue & West 165th Street 530 feet
- University Avenue & West 166th Street 660 feet
- Nelson Avenue & West 165th Street 750 feet
- Summit Avenue & West 166th Street 760 feet
- Summit Avenue & West 164th Street 860 feet
- Sedgwick Avenue & University Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along University Avenue or West 165th Street.