East 170th Street & Townsend Avenue
East 170th Street and Townsend Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Keltch Park is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them schools, and 38 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 170 St, 290 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 170 St 4290 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- 170 St B, D870 feetB D
- Mt Eden Av 40.4 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Views from Above” (2006) by Dina Bursztyn at the 170 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 170 St/Jerome Av, 260 feet away, for the Bx11.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 170 St/Jerome Av Bx11260 feetBx11
Next buses at this stop
- Bx11 …
Cycling
- 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Plaza Dr & W 170 St 30 docks in all440 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1237 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10452
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 16
- Police precinct
- 44
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,600 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 1924 and 1930.
Since 2014 at least 509 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East 170th Street (south side).
North side of East 170th Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Townsend Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Townsend Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205752, 206605, 206640 and 214010.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Lucero Elementary School450 feet
- The Walton Avenue School450 feet
- Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K630 feet
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- Family Life Academy Charter School630 feet
- Family Life Academy Charter Schools High School810 feet
- Zeta Charter School – Mount Eden School1,110 feet
- Zeta Charter School - Bronx Mount Eden School1,140 feet
- Grand Street Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 51,200 feet
- Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Keltch Park340 feet
Houses of worship
- Church of God Pentecostal House of worship780 feet
- Evangel Revival Time Church House of worship1,240 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch310 feet
- Apple Bank Bank branch360 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,190 feet
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
- Extra Jumbo Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy90 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 38 places to eat and 37 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Walton Avenue & East 170th Street 260 feet
- Jerome Avenue & 170th Street 280 feet
- West 170th Street & Plaza Drive 390 feet
- East 171st Street & Townsend Avenue 450 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Macombs Road 500 feet
- Walton Avenue & Elliot Place 520 feet
- East 170th Street & Wythe Place 520 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Elliot Place 540 feet
See every intersection along East 170th Street or Townsend Avenue.