University Avenue & West Kingsbridge Road

University Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory stands 730 feet away, and Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
53 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
West Kingsbridge Rd/University Av · Bx3, Bx9, Bx32
Within a walk
15 places
7 religious buildings, 3 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Avenue & West Kingsbridge Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    1,090 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Kingsbridge Rd/University Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx3, Bx9 and Bx32.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Kingsbridge Rd/University Av Bx3, Bx9, Bx32
    50 feet
    Bx3 Bx9 Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx9 …
  3. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

University Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on University Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Eames Pl & Claflin Ave 20 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 52 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 15 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
  • Turn calming, March 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
151 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 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 1922 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of University Avenue

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

West side of University Avenue

  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West Kingsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West Kingsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 210685 and 214871.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1912 and 1917.

  1. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 schools
  • 1 library

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 7 School
    690 feet
  2. P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    330 feet
  2. Barnhill Square
    370 feet
  3. Major General John R Brown Triangle
    950 feet

Health care

  1. The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    390 feet
  2. Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jerome Park Library
    390 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fordham Manor Church House of worship
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along University Avenue or West Kingsbridge Road.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.