University Avenue & West 168th Street

University Avenue and West 168th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Noonan Plaza Apartments, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 500 feet away, and Brilla Pax Charter School is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them schools, and five places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
W 168 St/Ogden Av · Bx18B
Within a walk
22 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West 168th 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 nine 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/Ogden Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx18B.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 168 St/Ogden Av Bx18B
    210 feet
    Bx18B

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18B …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on University Avenue and West 168th Street.

  • 8 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
    30 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
    800 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of University Avenue

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of University Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 16 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 168th Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 168th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, Richardsonian Romanesque and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1887 and 1931.

  1. Noonan Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    500 feet
  2. Public School 91 Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Highbridge Green School
    570 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc Sacred Heart Scho School
    760 feet
  3. P.S. 011 Highbridge School
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Brilla Pax Charter School
    890 feet
  2. Sacred Heart School
    890 feet
  3. P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar School
    940 feet
  4. The New Friendly Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Merriam Playground
    40 feet
  2. Mosaic Success Garden
    940 feet
  3. Martin Luther King Triangle
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Highbridge Park
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 11 Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. High Bridge Library
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church Landmark
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 68/Ladder 49 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West 168th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.