Washington Avenue & East 167th Street

Washington Avenue and East 167th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 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 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 166 St, is 700 feet away for the Bx15, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 166 St, 700 feet away, for the Bx15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1029 Washington Avenue Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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)
Claremont Village-Claremont (East)
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 722 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 167th Street

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

South side of East 167th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Community Charter High School
    420 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School III School
    450 feet
  3. 3467 Ready, Set, Learn L L C Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    490 feet
Show all 10
  1. Escuela Comunitaria del Bronx/Bronx Community School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Habitot Es Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan School
    970 feet
  4. Harriet Tubman Charter School Junior Academy School
    1,110 feet
  5. Harriet Tubman Charter School
    1,140 feet
  6. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  7. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Estella Diggs Park
    390 feet
  2. Rev Lena Irons Unity Park
    610 feet
  3. Hines Park
    700 feet
Show all 7
  1. Hines Park Playground
    710 feet
  2. Morgan Playground
    900 feet
  3. Genesis Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Franklin Triangle
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 167th Street or Washington Avenue.

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