Bryant Avenue & East 172nd Street

Bryant Avenue and East 172nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rock Garden Park is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
Jennings St/Bryant Av · Bx35
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bryant Avenue & East 172nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 Jennings St/Bryant Av, 710 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jennings St/Bryant Av Bx35
    710 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bryant Avenue and East 172nd Street.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boone Ave & E 172 St 19 docks in all
    560 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. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 731 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bryant Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Bryant Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    520 feet
  2. Samara Community School Pre-K
    520 feet
  3. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    920 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    920 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Samara Community School
    1,080 feet
  4. P.S. X811 School
    1,160 feet
  5. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rock Garden Park
    870 feet
  2. Starlight Park
    890 feet
  3. Rock Garden Park Playground
    930 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    940 feet
  2. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and eight 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 Bryant Avenue or East 172nd 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.