East 172nd Street & Stratford Avenue

East 172nd Street and Stratford Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Cinema School is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,000 feet
E 174 St/Manor Av · Bx11
Within a walk
19 places
8 religious buildings, 7 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,110 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 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/Manor Av, 1,000 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Manor Av Bx11 · Shelter
    1,000 feet
    Bx11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Stratford Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Stratford Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 217576 and 223502.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 195 School
    480 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    480 feet
  3. Mott Hall V School
    580 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Cinema School
    580 feet
  2. Excellent Children Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    620 feet
  3. High School of World Cultures School
    890 feet
  4. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    890 feet
  5. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Clason's Point Library
    820 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 15 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 Stratford Avenue.

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