East 163rd Street & Tinton Avenue
East 163rd Street and Tinton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Forest development. The corner is also named Erik Farmer Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 1,367 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Behagen Playground is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Prospect Av 2, 50.3 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
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Also within a walk
- Intervale Av 2, 50.4 miles2 5
- Jackson Av 2, 50.5 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 163 St/Tinton Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx6.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 163 St/Tinton Av Bx6130 feetBx6
Next buses at this stop
- Bx6 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Tinton Avenue.
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 163 St & Union Ave 24 docks in all390 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 26 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 12 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,367 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 599th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 660 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Erik Farmer Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2026 (Local Law 48 of 2026).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,800 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 1957 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Forest development.
Since 2014 at least 215 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Erik Farmer Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 163rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of East 163rd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Tinton Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Tinton Avenue
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 schools
- 1 community center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Gwendolyn B. Bland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K280 feet
- Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K400 feet
- United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School470 feet
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- United Charter High School for the Humanities II School470 feet
- Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
- M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden390 feet
- Behagen Playground790 feet
- Dunbar Playground810 feet
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- Hilton White Playground1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodstock Library1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Forest Community center250 feet
- Older adult center at 950 Union Avenue Older adult center630 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 14 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 163rd Street & Union Avenue 330 feet
- Tinton Avenue & East 161st Street 620 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 163rd Street 730 feet
- East 165th Street & Tinton Avenue 740 feet
- East 163rd Street & Trinity Avenue 750 feet
- Tinton Avenue & East 160th Street 920 feet
- East 161st Street & Forest Avenue 940 feet
- Union Avenue & East 161st Street 950 feet
See every intersection along East 163rd Street or Tinton Avenue.