Boston Road & East 173rd Street

Boston Road and East 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 1,123 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Herman Ridder Junior High School stands 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them schools, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
710 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Boston Rd/E 173 St · Bx11, Bx21
Within a walk
23 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 173rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    710 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/E 173 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx11 and Bx21.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 173 St Bx11, Bx21
    180 feet
    Bx11 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 173rd Street.

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Park East & E 173 St 19 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    190 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,123 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 706th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 470 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
15 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1936.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1929 and 1931.

  1. Herman Ridder Junior High School Designated landmark
    240 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    320 feet
  2. Bronx Envision Academy School
    320 feet
  3. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    320 feet
Show all 11
  1. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  2. East Bronx Academy for the Future School
    750 feet
  3. E.S.M.T- I.S. 190 School
    1,060 feet
  4. P.S. 061 Francisco Oller School
    1,060 feet
  5. Beanstalk Childcare Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  6. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  7. Samara Community School Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  8. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    360 feet
  2. Hill & Dale Playground
    460 feet
  3. Seabury Playground
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Boxcar Playground (6) Playground
    1,150 feet
  2. Carter Playground (7) Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Gospel Temple Church House of worship
    230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    740 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or East 173rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.