Boston Road & East 179th Street

Boston Road and East 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park is 530 feet away, and Bronx Zoo is 1,140 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 18 public places, three of them parks, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
8 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
210 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Boston Rd/E 178 St · Bx9
Within a walk
18 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 210 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    210 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
    0.3 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, 290 feet away, for the Bx9.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 179th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & E 178 St 25 docks in all
    260 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. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023

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
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 1971 and 1974.

Since 2014 at least 520 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-4PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    110 feet
  2. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    880 feet
  3. Emolior Academy School
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 214 School
    960 feet
  2. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Rapids Park
    280 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    530 feet
  3. River Park Playground
    640 feet
Show all 8
  1. Bronx River Community Garden
    700 feet
  2. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    830 feet
  3. Vidalia Park
    1,030 feet
  4. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,140 feet
  5. Krystal Community Garden
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    830 feet
  2. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    520 feet
  2. West Farms Post Office
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 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 179th Street.

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