Boston Road & East 178th Street

Boston Road and East 178th Street meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. River Park Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them schools, and six places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
70 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Boston Rd/E 178 St · Bx9
Within a walk
19 places
5 schools, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    70 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. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/E 178 St, 30 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 178 St Bx9
    30 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & E 178 St 25 docks in all
    40 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. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 510 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Boston Road

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-5PM ALL DAYS

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 cemetery
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    320 feet
  2. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    630 feet
  3. Emolior Academy School
    710 feet
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  1. P.S. 214 School
    710 feet
  2. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    920 feet
  3. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
  4. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    1,130 feet
  5. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Rapids Park
    530 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    790 feet
  3. River Park Playground
    900 feet
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  1. Bronx River Community Garden
    950 feet
  2. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    1,090 feet
  3. Vidalia Park
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    260 feet
  2. West Farms Post Office
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,110 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or East 178th Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.