University Avenue & West 175th Street

University Avenue and West 175th Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Featherbed Triangle is 570 feet away, and Sedgwick Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them playgrounds, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
University Av/W 175 St · Bx3, Bx36
Within a walk
13 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West 175th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. 176 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 “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/W 175 St, 90 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/W 175 St Bx3, Bx36
    90 feet
    Bx3 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Ave & Brandt Pl 23 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    1,090 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
133 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 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 1923 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 173 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of University Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM

North side of West 175th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 175th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 213718.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 2 School
    720 feet
  3. Bronx Works Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sedgwick Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Half-Nelson Playground
    290 feet
  2. Featherbed Triangle
    570 feet
  3. Galileo Playground
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Sedgwick Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Featherbed Lane Presbyterian Church House of worship
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Sedgwick Community Center
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West 175th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.