East 173rd Street & Monroe Avenue

East 173rd Street and Monroe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Garden of Eden is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
Morris Av/Mount Eden Pkwy · Bx32
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174-175 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.3 miles
    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. Tremont Av B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D
  2. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.5 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Seasons Everchanging” (2018) by Roy Secord at the 174-175 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/Mount Eden Pkwy, 920 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/Mount Eden Pkwy Bx32
    920 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Monroe Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Clay Ave & E 173 St 19 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 1,010 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1724 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 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
15
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
86 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 52 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Monroe Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Monroe Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 park features
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld School
    620 feet
  2. Bronx Leadership Academy High School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Garden of Eden Garden
    120 feet
  2. Claremont Park
    400 feet
  3. Bandshell in Claremont Park Park feature
    470 feet
Show all 11
  1. Garden of Life Garden
    290 feet
  2. Barry Plaza
    560 feet
  3. Gazebo in Claremont Park Park feature
    800 feet
  4. Peace Park
    830 feet
  5. Claremont Park Playground
    930 feet
  6. Peace Park Playground
    990 feet
  7. Cleopatra Playground
    1,200 feet
  8. Morris Mesa Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Grand Concourse Library
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Church House of worship
    350 feet
  2. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    570 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 42 Fire station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    430 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten 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 of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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