East 172nd Street & Boynton Avenue

East 172nd Street and Boynton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. High School of World Cultures is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them schools, and ten places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,210 feet
Westchester Av/Elder Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
14 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 172nd Street & Boynton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,210 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Elder Av, 1,210 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Elder Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    1,210 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
17
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boynton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Boynton Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 172nd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218676 and 220791.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. High School of World Cultures School
    410 feet
  2. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    410 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    410 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 195 School
    420 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    420 feet
  3. Mott Hall V School
    670 feet
  4. The Cinema School
    670 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    1,020 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 19 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Boynton Avenue or East 172nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.