University Avenue & West 171st Street
University Avenue and West 171st Street meet at a three-way junction in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, is 380 feet away for the Bx18A, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them playgrounds, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along University Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl, 380 feet away, for the Bx18A.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Undercliff Av/Boscobel Pl Bx18A380 feetBx18A
Next buses at this stop
- Bx18A …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on University Avenue.
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all590 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.
- 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 136 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 75 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bridge Playground350 feet
- Highbridge Park440 feet
- Ogden Plimpton Playground730 feet
Show all 8
- Plimpton Playground790 feet
- Sedgwick Playground1,100 feet
- Mosaic Success Garden1,210 feet
- Bridge Park1,270 feet
- Merriam Playground1,310 feet
Health care
- Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice310 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,040 feet
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- University Avenue & Merriam Avenue 100 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & West 171st Street 260 feet
- University Avenue & Boscobel Place 310 feet
- Merriam Avenue & West 171st Street 370 feet
- University Avenue & Highbridge Park Path 370 feet
- University Avenue & Ogden Avenue 500 feet
- Undercliff Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway 530 feet
- University Avenue & West 170th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along University Avenue or West 171st Street.