Boston Road & East 180th Street

Boston Road and East 180th Street meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. River Park Playground is 200 feet away, and Wings Academy is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them parks, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 180th Street.

Safety record
15 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
E 180 St/Boston Rd · Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
15 places
3 parks, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & East 180th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    650 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 E 180 St/Boston Rd, 30 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Boston Rd Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
    30 feet
    Bx9 Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 180th 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
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.9 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 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 April 2026.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 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 1998.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 116 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boston Road

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

West side of Boston Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 180th Street

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 180th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    550 feet
  2. Wings Academy School
    1,050 feet
  3. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    100 feet
  2. River Park Playground
    200 feet
  3. West Farms Rapids Park
    340 feet
Show all 9
  1. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    390 feet
  2. Bronx River Community Garden
    430 feet
  3. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    700 feet
  4. Vidalia Park
    830 feet
  5. Krystal Community Garden
    880 feet
  6. Vidalia Park Playground
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    620 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boston Road or East 180th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.