East 172nd Street & Sheridan Avenue

East 172nd Street and Sheridan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx High School of Business is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them schools, and five places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
680 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Grand Concourse/E 172 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
19 places
7 schools, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 170 St B, D
    680 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D
  2. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 172 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 172 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    390 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sheridan Ave & E 172 St 24 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 145 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Kentucky coffeetree and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Sheridan Avenue

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 hospital
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Collegiate Academy School
    510 feet
  2. Bronx High School for Medical Science School
    510 feet
  3. Bronx High School of Business School
    510 feet
Show all 10
  1. Claremont International HS School
    510 feet
  2. Dreamyard Preparatory School
    510 feet
  3. New Directions Secondary School
    510 feet
  4. The Bronx School for Continuous Learners School
    510 feet
  5. Jesus Loves the Angels #2 Daycare Pre-K
    520 feet
  6. Jesus Loves the Angels #3 Daycare Pre-K
    520 feet
  7. Help Morris Early Childhood Program Pre-K
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Claremont Park
    750 feet
  2. Grant Park
    1,110 feet
  3. Claremont Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Bronxcare Hospital Center Hospital
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Claremont Park Pool Swimming pool
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.