East 172nd Street & Metcalf Avenue

East 172nd Street and Metcalf Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Metcalf Playground is 900 feet away, and P.S. 196 is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
E 174 St/Harrod Av · Bx11
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,260 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
    0.5 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, 1,120 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Harrod Av Bx11 · Shelter
    1,120 feet
    Bx11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 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, 1,030 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
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 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 1966.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 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 Metcalf Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Metcalf Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 195 School
    1,280 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Metcalf Playground
    900 feet
  2. Harrod Place Community Garden
    1,070 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clason's Point Library
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Soundview Post Office
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Metcalf Avenue.

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