East 173rd Street & Topping Avenue

East 173rd Street and Topping Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Family Baptist Church is 320 feet away, and Grand Concourse Library is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Webster Av/E 173 St · Bx41
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 173rd Street & Topping 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  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
    0.5 miles
    B D

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 Webster Av/E 173 St, 690 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 173 St Bx41
    690 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 173rd Street and Topping Avenue.

  • 9 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
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 760 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1724 Webster Avenue Gas station
    1,150 feet
  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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 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 Topping Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Topping Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld School
    870 feet
  2. Bronx Leadership Academy High School
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Claremont Park
    310 feet
  2. Barry Plaza
    310 feet
  3. Garden of Eden Garden
    370 feet
Show all 10
  1. Bandshell in Claremont Park Park feature
    450 feet
  2. Garden of Life Garden
    540 feet
  3. Peace Park Playground
    840 feet
  4. Peace Park
    840 feet
  5. Gazebo in Claremont Park Park feature
    900 feet
  6. Cleopatra Playground
    960 feet
  7. Claremont Park Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Grand Concourse Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. International Christian Church House of worship
    600 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 42 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 173rd Street or Topping 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.