East 172nd Street & College Avenue

East 172nd Street and College Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Claremont Park Pool is 540 feet away, and Grant Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Morris Av/E 172 St · Bx32
Within a walk
23 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 170 St B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 172 St, 330 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 172 St Bx32
    330 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sheridan Ave & E 172 St 24 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 51 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of College Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jesus Loves the Angels #2 Daycare Pre-K
    230 feet
  2. Jesus Loves the Angels #3 Daycare Pre-K
    230 feet
  3. Bronx Collegiate Academy School
    830 feet
Show all 10
  1. Help Morris Early Childhood Program Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. Bronx High School for Medical Science School
    830 feet
  3. Bronx High School of Business School
    830 feet
  4. Claremont International HS School
    830 feet
  5. Dreamyard Preparatory School
    830 feet
  6. New Directions Secondary School
    830 feet
  7. The Bronx School for Continuous Learners School
    830 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Claremont Park
    60 feet
  2. College Avenue Garden
    670 feet
  3. Claremont Park Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Gazebo in Claremont Park Park feature
    1,070 feet
  2. Grant Park
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Claremont Park Pool Swimming pool
    540 feet
  2. Claremont Park Wading Pool Swimming pool
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.