University Avenue & West 167th Street

University Avenue and West 167th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Highbridge Gardens development. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Highbridge Community Center is 400 feet away, and Mosaic Success Garden is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
400 feet
W 168 St/W 167 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
23 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 167 St 4
    0.4 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 W 168 St/W 167 St, 400 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 168 St/W 167 St Bx18A
    400 feet
    Bx18A

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Ave & W 168 St 18 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 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 September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2026

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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 1931 and 1953.

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

Since 2014 at least 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 73 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of University Avenue

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

West side of University Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 20 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of West 167th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of West 167th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built in 1931.

  1. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Highbridge Green School
    270 feet
  2. P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar School
    570 feet
  3. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    1,120 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 011 Highbridge School
    1,170 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program III Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  3. Brilla Pax Charter School
    1,260 feet
  4. Sacred Heart School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Merriam Playground
    400 feet
  2. Nelson Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Las Casitas Community Garden
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mosaic Success Garden
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 17 Ambulance station
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 11 Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church House of worship
    1,030 feet
  2. Woodycrest United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highbridge Community Center
    400 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1145 University Avenue Older adult center
    400 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1181 Nelson Avenue Older adult center
    950 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West 167th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.