West 176th Street & Montgomery Avenue

West 176th Street and Montgomery Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sedgwick Library is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
Undercliff Av/W 176 St · Bx18A
Within a walk
13 places
4 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 176th Street & Montgomery Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. 176 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 “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Undercliff Av/W 176 St, 660 feet away, for the Bx18A.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Undercliff Av/W 176 St Bx18A · Shelter
    660 feet
    Bx18A
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx18A …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 176 St & Montgomery Ave 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
141 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 135 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

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 January 2021 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Montgomery Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM

West side of Montgomery Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 176th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 176th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1958 and 1960.

  1. Messiah Home for Children Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    370 feet
  2. Promesa Head Start Pre-K
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 109 Sedgwick School
    1,160 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bronx Works Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Academy for Language and Technology School
    1,170 feet
  3. I.S. 232 School
    1,170 feet
  4. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Half-Nelson Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. Galileo Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sedgwick Library
    570 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 200 West Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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 Montgomery Avenue or West 176th Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.