East 173rd Street & Boone Avenue

East 173rd Street and Boone Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Samara Community School is 170 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them parks, and six places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
E 174 St/Boone Av · Bx11
Within a walk
14 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 173rd Street & Boone Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  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 E 174 St/Boone Av, 830 feet away, for the Bx11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 173rd Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boone Ave & E 172 St 19 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 824 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Boone Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Boone Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Samara Community School
    170 feet
  2. Samara Community School Pre-K
    990 feet
  3. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rock Garden Park
    350 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park Playground
    410 feet
  3. Starlight Park
    440 feet
Show all 6
  1. Starlight Park Playground
    650 feet
  2. Eae J Mitchell Park
    980 feet
  3. Bronx Sunshine Garden
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space
    310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Boone Avenue or East 173rd Street.

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