Woodycrest Avenue & West 163rd Street

Woodycrest Avenue and West 163rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Highbridge, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. La Isla Youth Community Garden is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them gardens, and four places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Ogden Av/W 164 St · Bx13
Within a walk
14 places
5 gardens, 2 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Woodycrest Avenue & West 163rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.4 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ogden Av/W 164 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ogden Av/W 164 St Bx13 · Shelter
    510 feet
    Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Anderson Ave & W 164 St 19 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Depot Place & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1165 Ogden Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
95 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 310 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 127 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of West 163rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of West 163rd Street

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

West side of Woodycrest Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were built between 1901 and 1931.

  1. Park Plaza Apartments Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. American Female Guardian Society Designated landmark
    530 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Macombs Dam Park Fountain Fountain by Martin Schenck, 1908
    790 feet
  2. Highbridge World War I Memorial Statue, 1923
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 073 Bronx School
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Isla Youth Community Garden
    180 feet
  2. Taqwa Community Farm Garden
    240 feet
  3. Macombs Dam Park
    670 feet
Show all 9
  1. Woodycrest Community Garden
    300 feet
  2. Target Bronx (Anderson Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    590 feet
  3. Sweetgum Community Garden
    890 feet
  4. Jerome Slope Nature area
    940 feet
  5. Nelson Playground
    1,040 feet
  6. Summit Playground
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    610 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. John Mullaly Recreation Center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe 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 four places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 163rd Street or Woodycrest 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.