East 177th Street & Castle Hill Avenue
East 177th Street and Castle Hill Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 63 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The stele “Unionport Memorial” is 90 feet away, and Castle Hill Library is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Castle Hill Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Castle Hill Av 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” (2015) by Priscila De Carvalho at the Castle Hill Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Av/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd North, 40 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castle Hill Av/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd North Bx2240 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Castle Hill Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Ellis Avenue at Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station420 feet
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 63 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 52 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10462
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Castle Hill Avenue (east side).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 221190.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Church Triangle.
- Unionport Memorial Stele by John I. Boyd, 192490 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School260 feet
- P.S. 036 Unionport School400 feet
- Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Church Triangle40 feet
- Havemeyer Playground720 feet
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Castle Hill Library1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Family Church House of worship240 feet
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship750 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.4 miles
- Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 15 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Castle Hill Avenue 90 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Watson Avenue 100 feet
- East 177th Street & Watson Avenue 200 feet
- East 177th Street & Haviland Avenue 240 feet
- East 177th Street & Watson Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 310 feet
- East 177th Street & Haviland Avenue 320 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Blackrock Avenue 370 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Watson Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 380 feet
See every intersection along Castle Hill Avenue or East 177th Street.