East 172nd Street & Longfellow Avenue

East 172nd Street and Longfellow Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about nine minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Jennings St/Bryant Av · Bx35
Within a walk
24 places
10 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jennings St/Bryant Av, 870 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jennings St/Bryant Av Bx35
    870 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 172nd Street and Longfellow Avenue.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boone Ave & E 172 St 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 728 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the 'Sterling' silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

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

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    660 feet
  2. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    660 feet
  3. Samara Community School Pre-K
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    780 feet
  2. Samara Community School
    820 feet
  3. P.S. X811 School
    900 feet
  4. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    920 feet
  5. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    630 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park
    750 feet
  3. Rock Garden Park Playground
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space
    940 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six 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 Longfellow Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.