East 172nd Street & Harrod Avenue

East 172nd Street and Harrod 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. Church of the Abiding Presence is 440 feet away, and P.S. 195 is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
E 174 St/Harrod Av · Bx11
Within a walk
15 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,020 feet
    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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Elder Av 6
    0.4 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/Harrod Av, 840 feet away, for the Bx11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 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, 940 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1419 Rosedale Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Harrod Avenue

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

West side of Harrod Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 195 School
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    1,000 feet
  3. Mott Hall V School
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Cinema School
    1,110 feet
  2. Excellent Children Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harrod Place Community Garden
    840 feet
  2. Metcalf Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clason's Point Library
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Abiding Presence House of worship
    440 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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