Boston Road & East 176th Street at Vyse Avenue

Boston Road, East 176th Street and Vyse Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 006 West Farms is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Boston Rd/Vyse Av · Bx21
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 176th Street at Vyse Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    1,050 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. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.3 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/Vyse Av, 20 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Vyse Av Bx21
    20 feet
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vyse Ave & Boston Rd 19 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 776 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Columbia' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Boston Road

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

North side of East 176th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 176th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Vyse Avenue

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

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    900 feet
  3. Bold Charter School
    900 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    1,020 feet
  2. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    1,020 feet
  3. Beanstalk Childcare Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  4. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road, East 176th Street or Vyse 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.