East 174th Street & Ward Avenue

East 174th Street and Ward Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Bronx River development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground is 70 feet away, and Mott Hall V is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Elder Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them schools, and three places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Elder Av
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
E 174 St/Bronx River Av · Bx11
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 4 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 174th Street & Ward Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Elder Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Trees” (2011) by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle at the Elder Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Bronx River Av, 90 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Bronx River Av Bx11
    90 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 174th Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 174 St & Longfellow Ave 20 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,800 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 in 1952.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Bronx River development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 174th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Ward Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx River Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Mott Hall V School
    1,060 feet
  3. The Cinema School
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. High School of World Cultures School
    1,190 feet
  2. Pan American International High School at Monroe School
    1,190 feet
  3. The Metropolitan Soundview High School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground
    70 feet
  2. Starlight Park
    540 feet
  3. Starlight Park Playground
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx River Community Center
    890 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1619 East 174th Street Older adult center
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 174th Street or Ward 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, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.