Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: W 190th street to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south, and the Harlem River to the west. University Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through University Heights. The local subway is the IRT Jerome Avenue Line, operating along the Jerome Avenue. University Heights is dominated by 5 and 6-story tenement buildings, older multi-unit homes, vacant lots, and newly constructed subsidized attached multi-unit townhouses and apartment buildings.
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