East 167th Street & Vyse Avenue
East 167th Street and Vyse Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. The corner is also named Pedro Luis Laspina Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Boulevard Post Office is 530 feet away, and Paradise on Earth Community Garden is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Whitlock Av 61,150 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Simpson St 2, 51,240 feet2 5
- Freeman St 2, 50.3 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River View” (2010) by Barbara Grygutis at the Whitlock Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is West Farms Rd/Vyse Av, 100 feet away, for the Bx35.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Farms Rd/Vyse Av Bx35100 feetBx35
Next buses at this stop
- Bx35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 167th Street.
- 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 167 St & Bryant Ave 20 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 11 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10459
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crotona Park East
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Pedro Luis Laspina Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1910 and 1926.
Since 2014 at least 89 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Pedro Luis Laspina Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 167th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of East 167th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Vyse Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Vyse Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
North side of West Farms Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of West Farms Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 5 parks
- 2 gardens
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- St John Chrysostom School360 feet
- Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K450 feet
- Bold Charter School Annex School960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bryant Triangle360 feet
- Benjamin Gladstone Square540 feet
- Longfellow Playground910 feet
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- Field Of Dreams Court Park600 feet
- Printers Park960 feet
- Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground1,020 feet
- Freeman Triangle1,050 feet
- Synergi Urban Garden1,110 feet
- Paradise on Earth Community Garden1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Boulevard Post Office530 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket890 feet
- Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 29 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 167th Street & Hoe Avenue 260 feet
- Bryant Avenue & East 167th Street 310 feet
- Hoe Avenue & West Farms Road 480 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Bryant Avenue 500 feet
- Bryant Avenue & West Farms Road 520 feet
- Southern Boulevard & East 167th Street 530 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Longfellow Avenue 580 feet
- Westchester Avenue & Hoe Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along East 167th Street, Vyse Avenue or West Farms Road.