East 175th Street & Townsend Avenue

East 175th Street and Townsend Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Green Patch on Walton is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 175 St/Walton Av · Bx32
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 175th Street & Townsend Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 176 St 4
    560 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    560 feet
    B D
  2. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.3 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 175 St/Walton Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 175 St/Walton Av Bx32
    140 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Townsend Ave & E 175 St 19 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Walton Avenue, 1,060 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    280 feet
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2019
  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 455 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 175th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 175th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Townsend Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Townsend Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. Marc Academy and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    60 feet
  2. Northeast Bronx Day Care Cntr Grow School
    940 feet
  3. Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 236 Langston Hughes School
    1,040 feet
  2. B ' Above Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  3. I.S. 117 Joseph H. Wade School
    1,310 feet
  4. Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Townsend Garden
    160 feet
  2. Green Patch on Walton Garden
    690 feet
  3. Jennie Jerome Playground
    1,060 feet
Show all 7
  1. Morris Mesa Playground
    1,070 feet
  2. Davidson Park
    1,220 feet
  3. Featherbenches Park
    1,270 feet
  4. Dr. Thomasina Bushby Park
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 175th Street or Townsend Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.