East 174th Street & West Farms Road

East 174th Street and West Farms Road meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Sunshine Garden is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them parks, and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
E 174 St/Boone Av · Bx11
Within a walk
14 places
3 parks, 3 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 174th Street & West Farms Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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, 520 feet away, for the Bx11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 174 St & Longfellow Ave 20 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 171 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx River Early Learn Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. Samara Community School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Starlight Park
    160 feet
  2. Starlight Park Playground
    360 feet
  3. Eae J Mitchell Park
    670 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bronx Sunshine Garden
    780 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park
    940 feet
  3. Captain William Harry Thompson Playground
    1,180 feet
  4. Rock Garden Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    720 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along East 174th Street or West Farms Road.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.