East 172nd Street & Minford Place

East 172nd Street and Minford Place meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. New Gospel Temple Church is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Southern Blvd/E 172 St · Bx19
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 172nd Street & Minford Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.3 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
    0.3 miles
    2 5

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 Southern Blvd/E 172 St, 290 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 172 St Bx19
    290 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 172 St 19 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    1,310 feet
  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
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 118 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 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
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

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

South side of East 172nd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Minford Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Minford Place

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1929 and 1931.

  1. Herman Ridder Junior High School Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    910 feet
  3. Bronx Envision Academy School
    910 feet
Show all 9
  1. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    910 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  3. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  4. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    1,270 feet
  5. Samara Community School Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  6. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Hill & Dale Playground
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Gospel Temple Church House of worship
    480 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 172nd Street or Minford Place.

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