Walton Avenue & East 166th Street

Walton Avenue and East 166th Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Andrew Freedman Home stands 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 167 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
167 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
Grand Concourse/E 165 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
25 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Walton Avenue & East 166th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 167 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 167 St B, D
    820 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 167 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.4 miles
    4 B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Beacons” (2018) by Rico Gatson at the 167 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 165 St, 650 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 165 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
    650 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Walton Avenue.

  • 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 166 St 24 docks in all
    440 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1133 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

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)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
62 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 88 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Walton Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1922 and 1962.

  1. The Andrew Freedman Home Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. The Bronx Soc. for the Prevent. of Cruelty to Children Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronxworks Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  2. M & M Prep 3k Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. All Hallows Institute School
    860 feet
Show all 9
  1. M&m 24 Hour Daycare Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Mid-Bronx CCRP Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  3. Dream Charter School Highbridge School
    1,200 feet
  4. Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders School
    1,230 feet
  5. The Family School
    1,230 feet
  6. Harlem RBI Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    960 feet
  2. Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park and Recreation Center Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Joyce Kilmer Park Playground
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mullaly Playground (2) Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Concourse Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice · landmark
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Museum of the Arts Museum · landmark
    660 feet
  2. Grand Concourse Historic District Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Housing Court Courthouse · landmark
    530 feet
  2. Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center
    710 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1130 Grand Concourse Older adult center
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. Hope of Israel Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    960 feet
  2. Mullaly Park Pool Swimming pool
    1,140 feet
  3. Mullaly Park Wading Pool Swimming pool
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 166th Street or Walton Avenue.

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.