Creston Avenue & East 178th Street

Creston Avenue and East 178th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice is 480 feet away, and Richman (Echo) Park is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
East Tremont Av/Grand Concourse · Bx36
Within a walk
23 places
13 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & East 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    570 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Burnside Av 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Uptown New York” (2000) by Frank Leslie Hampton at the Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Grand Concourse, 600 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Grand Concourse Bx36
    600 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Echo Pl & Grand Concourse 28 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1845 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 445 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 178th Street

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School
    480 feet
  2. Igbans Institute of Vocational Train Trade or language school
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Echo Triangle
    430 feet
  2. Mount Hope Garden
    680 feet
  3. Mount Hope Garden Playground
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Devanney Triangle
    800 feet
  2. Mount Hope Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Richman (Echo) Park
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    290 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    680 feet
  3. PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morris Heights Post Office
    1,030 feet
  2. Older adult center at 236 East Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 178th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.