East 172nd Street & Wheeler Avenue

East 172nd Street and Wheeler Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Starlight Park is 500 feet away, and P.S. 196 is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,180 feet
Westchester Av/Elder Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
12 places
7 schools, 4 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    1,180 feet
    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
    0.5 miles
    6
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.5 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 Westchester Av/Elder Av, 1,180 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Elder Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    1,180 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

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

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Wheeler Avenue

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

West side of Wheeler Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 221240 and 221332.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. High School of World Cultures School
    930 feet
  2. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    930 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    930 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 195 School
    940 feet
  2. P.S. 196 School
    940 feet
  3. Mott Hall V School
    1,190 feet
  4. The Cinema School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 18 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 172nd Street or Wheeler 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.