University Heights Bridge & 9th Avenue

University Heights Bridge and 9th Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 90 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. University Heights Bridge stands 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 25 places to eat. A bus lane runs along West 207th Street, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm.

Safety record
67 hurt
90 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
W 207 St/10 Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
6 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
University Heights Bridge & 9th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 207 St 1
    620 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Inwood-207 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 207 St/10 Av, 460 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 207 St/10 Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    460 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

West 207th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A link between bike routes runs on University Heights Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Path.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 Ave & W 207 St 39 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 90 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 67 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10034
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 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 in 2023.

Since 2014 at least 723 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 207th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of West 207th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated University Heights Bridge (570 feet).

  1. University Heights Bridge Designated landmark
    570 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Christian Academy School
    550 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,010 feet
  3. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,020 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Post Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Judes RC Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown 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 25 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 207th Street.

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