Washington Avenue & East 166th Street

Washington Avenue and East 166th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 26/Engine 50/Ladder 19 firehouse is 640 feet away, and Rev Lena Irons Unity Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 166 St, is 510 feet away for the Bx15, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
1.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
3 Av/E 166 St · Bx15
Within a walk
37 places
19 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 166 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 166 St Bx15
    510 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1029 Washington Avenue Gas station
    630 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
16
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 2004 and 2020.

Since 2014 at least 479 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and December 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 166th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Community Charter High School
    360 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  3. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Sharon Baptist Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    810 feet
  2. Sunshine Devel - Sharon Baptist HS School
    860 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School III School
    1,080 feet
  4. 3467 Ready, Set, Learn L L C Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  5. Escuela Comunitaria del Bronx/Bronx Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  6. Habitot Es Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franklin Triangle
    660 feet
  2. Estella Diggs Park
    890 feet
  3. Hines Park
    900 feet
Show all 5
  1. Hines Park Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Rev Lena Irons Unity Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saxe Embroidery Company Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morrisania Post Office Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. Community center at 1162 - 1176 Washington Avenue Community center
    810 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 26/Engine 50/Ladder 19 Fire station
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 166th 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.