Bathgate Avenue & East 179th Street

Bathgate Avenue and East 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 is 770 feet away, and Bathgate Playground is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Bathgate Av, is 740 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
E 180 St/Bathgate Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
28 places
11 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bathgate Avenue & East 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Bathgate Av, 740 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Bathgate Av Bx40, Bx42
    740 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 179th Street.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 179 St 25 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 417 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 252 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bathgate Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Bathgate Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-9AM 3PM-4PM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sharon Baptist Board of Directors Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Sharon Baptist Head Start - Center 4 (Delegate Program) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 School
    770 feet
Show all 10
  1. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    800 feet
  2. Sunshine Dev-Sharon Bapt HS Bathgate School
    900 feet
  3. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    970 feet
  4. The Salvation Army Tremont Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  5. Volunteers of America - Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  6. Vol of Amer - Bronx Early Learni Ctr School
    1,200 feet
  7. East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    560 feet
  2. Oasis on the Green Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Bathgate Playground
    1,040 feet
Show all 6
  1. Murphy Triangle
    1,110 feet
  2. Cook Community Farm Garden
    1,200 feet
  3. Walter Gladwin Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 48th Police Precinct Station Listed historic place
    900 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tremont United Methodist Church House of worship
    880 feet
  2. Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change 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 Bathgate Avenue or East 179th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.