East 169th Street & Tiffany Street

East 169th Street and Tiffany Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rev J Polite Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
E 169 St/Tiffany St · Bx35
Within a walk
22 places
11 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 169th Street & Tiffany Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Tiffany St, 170 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Tiffany St Bx35
    170 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 169 St & Fox St 19 docks in all
    500 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.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 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
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 169th Street

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

East side of Tiffany Street

  • No parking 4 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 22 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan High School, The School
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    860 feet
  3. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    450 feet
  2. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    590 feet
  3. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    890 feet
Show all 5
  1. Tiffany Playground
    1,030 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,190 feet
  2. Davidson Community Center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 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:

See every intersection along East 169th Street or Tiffany 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.