East 172nd Street & Ward Avenue

East 172nd Street and Ward Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 195 is 160 feet away, and Pan American International High School at Monroe is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,150 feet
E 174 St/Manor Av · Bx11
Within a walk
17 places
7 religious buildings, 7 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Manor Av, 1,150 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Manor Av Bx11 · Shelter
    1,150 feet
    Bx11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.1 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Ward Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Ward Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200046 and 220793.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 195 School
    160 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    160 feet
  3. High School of World Cultures School
    370 feet
Show all 8
  1. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    370 feet
  2. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    370 feet
  3. Mott Hall V School
    410 feet
  4. The Cinema School
    410 feet
  5. Excellent Children Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Starlight Park
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 172nd Street or Ward 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.