East 172nd Street & Fteley Avenue

East 172nd Street and Fteley Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Church of the Abiding Presence is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
E 174 St/Fteley Av · Bx11
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Fteley Av, 920 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Fteley Av Bx11 · Shelter
    920 feet
    Bx11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 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, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1419 Rosedale Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 254 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Fteley Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Fteley Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Sound Dale Center for Early Childhood Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Metcalf Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Harrod Place Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Abiding Presence House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Commonwealth Community Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Soundview Post Office
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    810 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.