East 173rd Street & West Farms Road

East 173rd Street and West Farms Road meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Starlight Park is 170 feet away, and Fairmont Neighborhood School is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and two places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,100 feet
E 174 St/Boone Av · Bx11
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 173rd Street & West Farms Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight 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, 1,100 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Boone Av Bx11 · Shelter
    1,100 feet
    Bx11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 173rd Street and West Farms Road.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boone Ave & E 172 St 19 docks in all
    890 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
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 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 March 2025.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are 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 814 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 173rd Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 173rd Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West Farms Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF SANITATION
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCKS LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Samara Community School
    370 feet
  2. Samara Community School Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  3. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    170 feet
  2. Starlight Park Playground
    380 feet
  3. Rock Garden Park
    620 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rock Garden Park Playground
    690 feet
  2. Eae J Mitchell Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    1,300 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along East 173rd Street or West Farms Road.

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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.