Washington Avenue & East 160th Street

Washington Avenue and East 160th Street meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. It is 100 feet to the 42nd Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Elton Av/E 161 St, is 610 feet away for the Bx6 and Bx13, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them gardens, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bruckner Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Elton Av/E 161 St · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
29 places
8 gardens, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 160th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Elton Av/E 161 St, 610 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elton Av/E 161 St Bx6, Bx13
    610 feet
    Bx6 Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 163 St 23 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes 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
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 2001 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 652 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 160th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 160th Street

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

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1905 and 1915.

  1. Bronx Borough Courthouse Designated landmark
    390 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 gardens
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Boricua College - Bronx College
    450 feet
  2. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    600 feet
  3. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    630 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  2. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    990 feet
  3. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. O'Neill Triangle Park
    270 feet
  2. Jardin la Roca Garden
    340 feet
  3. La Isla USA Garden
    360 feet
Show all 12
  1. Yolanda García Park
    530 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    550 feet
  3. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    890 feet
  4. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    1,020 feet
  5. 159th Street Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  6. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,060 feet
  7. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,090 feet
  8. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,110 feet
  9. Melrose Commons Park
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    510 feet

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    470 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 160th Street or Washington Avenue.

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