University Avenue & West 166th Street

University Avenue and West 166th Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Highbridge Gardens development. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nelson Playground is 720 feet away, and the Highbridge Green School is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them schools, and five places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Ogden Av/W 166 St · Bx13
Within a walk
16 places
4 schools, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West 166th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 167 St 4
    0.5 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Bronx Reflection” (2007) by Carol Sun at the 167 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/W 166 St, 520 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 166 St Bx13 · Shelter
    520 feet
    Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Ogden Ave & W 165 St 19 docks in all
    900 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.

  1. 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

What the city has done here

  • 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
98 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1928 and 1953.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Highbridge Gardens development.

Since 2014 at least 162 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of University Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of West 166th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar School
    330 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  3. Next Generation Charter School
    740 feet
Show all 5
  1. Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
    740 feet
  2. The Highbridge Green School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nelson Playground
    720 feet
  2. Merriam Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Las Casitas Community Garden
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sweetgum Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 17 Ambulance station
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Woodycrest United Methodist Church House of worship
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Community Center
    980 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1145 University Avenue Older adult center
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    630 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West 166th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.