Clay Avenue & East 173rd Street

Clay Avenue and East 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Claremont Park is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Webster Av/E 173 St · Bx41
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174-175 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Seasons Everchanging” (2018) by Roy Secord at the 174-175 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 173 St, 420 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 173 St Bx41
    420 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Clay Avenue and East 173rd Street.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clay Ave & E 173 St 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 560 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1724 Webster Avenue Gas station
    890 feet
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
15
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2021 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Clay Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 1 sign BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Clay Avenue

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 park features
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Leadership Academy High School
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld School
    1,140 feet
  3. I.S. 313 School of Leadership Development School
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. I.S. 339 School
    1,170 feet
  2. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Barry Plaza
    40 feet
  2. Claremont Park
    130 feet
  3. Garden of Eden Garden
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. Peace Park
    650 feet
  2. Peace Park Playground
    650 feet
  3. Bandshell in Claremont Park Park feature
    700 feet
  4. Cleopatra Playground
    770 feet
  5. Garden of Life Garden
    810 feet
  6. Gazebo in Claremont Park Park feature
    1,070 feet

Health care

  1. Casa Promesa Nursing home or hospice
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. International Christian Church House of worship
    870 feet
  3. Tabernacle of Joy 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and nine 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 of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clay Avenue or East 173rd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.