Boynton Avenue & East 173rd Street

Boynton Avenue and East 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. High School of World Cultures is 710 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them schools, and four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
E 174 St/Bronx River Av · Bx11
Within a walk
17 places
7 schools, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Boynton Avenue & East 173rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Bronx River Av, 540 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Bronx River Av Bx11
    540 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 174 St & Longfellow Ave 20 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boynton Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Boynton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx River Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. High School of World Cultures School
    710 feet
  3. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    710 feet
  2. P.S. 195 School
    1,240 feet
  3. P.S. 196 School
    1,240 feet
  4. Mott Hall V School
    1,260 feet
  5. The Cinema School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground
    540 feet
  2. Starlight Park
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx River Community Center
    1,280 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1619 East 174th Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 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 four places to eat and five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boynton Avenue or East 173rd Street.

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, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.