East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway
East 174th Street and Bronx River Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1964, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Morrison Av-Soundview 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Harrod Av, 160 feet away, for the Bx11.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 174 St/Harrod Av Bx11 · Shelter160 feetBx11
Next buses at this stop
- Bx11 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 174th Street.
By car
A ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound starts at this corner.
- 1419 Rosedale Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2018.
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
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Bronx River Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Metcalf Playground200 feet
- Captain William Harry Thompson Playground990 feet
Houses of worship
- Church of the Abiding Presence House of worship1,190 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bronx River Community Center880 feet
- Older adult center at 1619 East 174th Street Older adult center880 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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:
- Bronx River Parkway & East 174th Street 100 feet
- East 174th Street & Harrod Avenue 110 feet
- East 174th Street & Metcalf Avenue 200 feet
- East 174th Street & Morrison Avenue 370 feet
- East 174th Street & Fteley Avenue 450 feet
- East 174th Street & Stratford Avenue 640 feet
- East 174th Street & Croes Avenue 710 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Harrod Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along Bronx River Parkway or East 174th Street.