Boston Road & Hoe Avenue

Boston Road and Hoe Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Sunshine Garden is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Southern Blvd/E 174 St · Bx19
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boston Road & Hoe Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    510 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
    0.4 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 Southern Blvd/E 174 St, 530 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 174 St Bx19
    530 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 175 St 19 docks in all
    700 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 268 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and July 2022, 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 parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Hoe Avenue

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

West side of Hoe Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Childcare Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. East Bronx Academy for the Future School
    810 feet
  3. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    680 feet
  2. Seabury Playground
    830 feet
  3. Bronx Sunshine Garden
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Eae J Mitchell Park
    1,180 feet
  2. Crotona Playground (3) Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    750 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Hoe Avenue.

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