Bryant Avenue & East 179th Street

Bryant Avenue and East 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Vidalia Park is 600 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 20 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
720 feet
Boston Rd/E 178 St · Bx9
Within a walk
20 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bryant Avenue & East 179th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    640 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
    0.4 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 Boston Rd/E 178 St, 720 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 178 St Bx9
    720 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 179th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & E 178 St 25 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 557 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    360 feet
  2. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  3. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    1,010 feet
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  1. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    1,010 feet
  2. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet
  3. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1946 Boston Road Pre-K center
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    600 feet
  2. Vidalia Park
    600 feet
  3. West Farms Rapids Park
    710 feet
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  1. Krystal Community Garden
    850 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    940 feet
  3. River Park Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Bronx River Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  5. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    1,130 feet
  6. Vidalia Park Playground
    1,140 feet
  7. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    430 feet
  2. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    990 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bryant Avenue or East 179th 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.