East 172nd Street & Edgewater Road
East 172nd Street and Edgewater Road meet at a five-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Starlight Park is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them schools, and one place to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Whitlock Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
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/Jennings St, 820 feet away, for the Bx35.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- West Farms Rd/Jennings St Bx35820 feetBx35
Next buses at this stop
- Bx35 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Bronx River Greenway, East 172nd Street and Edgewater Road.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Boone Ave & E 172 St 19 docks in all370 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2022.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10459
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Crotona Park East
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1996 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 724 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 public space
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School780 feet
- Samara Community School900 feet
- Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School1,000 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Starlight Park20 feet
- Daniel Boone Playground880 feet
- Starlight Park Playground960 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space720 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 172nd Street & West Farms Road 140 feet
- East 172nd Street & Boone Avenue 340 feet
- East 172nd Street & Longfellow Avenue 600 feet
- Edgewater Road & Jennings Street 620 feet
- Sheridan Boulevard & Jennings Street 710 feet
- Jennings Street & Sheridan Boulevard 740 feet
- West Farms Road & Jennings Street 790 feet
- East 173rd Street & West Farms Road 810 feet
See every intersection along Bronx River Greenway, East 172nd Street, Edgewater Road or Sheridan Boulevard.