West 170th Street & Merriam Avenue

West 170th Street and Merriam Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ogden Plimpton Playground is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them playgrounds, and eight places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Plimpton Av/W 170 St · Bx13
Within a walk
15 places
4 playgrounds, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 170th Street & Merriam Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 170 St 4
    0.5 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Views from Above” (2006) by Dina Bursztyn at the 170 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Plimpton Av/W 170 St, 580 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Plimpton Av/W 170 St Bx13
    580 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on West 170th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 170 St & University Ave 22 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1314 Sedgwick Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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)
Highbridge
Elevation
147 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 97 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Merriam Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Merriam Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

North side of West 170th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 170th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built in 1889.

  1. Public School 91 Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 011 Highbridge School
    910 feet
  2. Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1434 Ogden Avenue Pre-K center
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Highbridge Park
    400 feet
  2. Mosaic Success Garden
    440 feet
  3. Ogden Plimpton Playground
    490 feet
Show all 7
  1. Merriam Playground
    590 feet
  2. Cpl Fischer Park
    770 feet
  3. Corporal Fischer Park Playground
    840 feet
  4. Bridge Playground
    930 feet

Health care

  1. Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Nursing home or hospice
    590 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Public School 11 Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Highbridge Community Church House of worship
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket
    1,070 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Merriam Avenue or West 170th 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.