East 172nd Street & Elder Avenue

East 172nd Street and Elder Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Metropolitan Soundview High School is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
960 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
Westchester Av/Elder Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
12 places
7 schools, 4 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    960 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, 960 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.2 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
49 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 172nd Street

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

East side of Elder Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Elder Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200669.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 17 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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

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.