Bronx River Avenue & East 172nd Street

Bronx River Avenue and East 172nd Street meet at a five-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 366 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. High School of World Cultures is 1,230 feet away, and Pan American International High School at Monroe is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them schools, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,250 feet
Westchester Av/Colgate Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
12 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx River Avenue & East 172nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Whitlock Av 6
    0.4 miles
    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 Westchester Av/Colgate Av, 1,250 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Colgate Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    1,250 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronx River Avenue.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,100 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 366 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,367th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 243 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 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 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bronx River Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 19 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Evergreen Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Evergreen Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201687 and 221242.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Arcadia Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  2. Genius Therapy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  3. High School of World Cultures School
    1,230 feet
Show all 7
  1. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    1,230 feet
  2. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    1,230 feet
  3. P.S. 195 School
    1,230 feet
  4. P.S. 196 School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 13 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx River Avenue, East 172nd Street or Evergreen Avenue.

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