East 177th Street & Commonwealth Avenue
East 177th Street and Commonwealth Avenue 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. Noble Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, St Lawrence Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is St Lawrence Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- St Lawrence Av 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Parkchester 60.5 miles6
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community (Acer rubrum, Rosa palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, Carya cordiformis),” (2011) by Alison Mortisugu at the St Lawrence Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy/Rosedale Av, 210 feet away, for the Q44 SBS and BxM6.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy/Rosedale Av Q44 SBS, BxM6210 feetQ44 SBS BxM6
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
- BxM6 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1810 Cross Bronx Expressway Gas station860 feet
- 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10472
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17 and 18 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the maidenhair tree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- St. Lawrence Triangle340 feet
- Noble Playground960 feet
- Wood Park1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Taylor Ave House of worship1,070 feet
- Atonement Episcopal Church House of worship1,210 feet
- Commonwealth Community Baptist Church House of worship1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and seven 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 174th Street & Commonwealth Avenue 250 feet
- East 177th Street & St Lawrence Avenue 280 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Rosedale Avenue 390 feet
- East 174th Street & St Lawrence Avenue 420 feet
- East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Service Road N 480 feet
- East 174th Street & Rosedale Avenue 510 feet
- East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway 570 feet
- Rosedale Avenue & Merrill Street 640 feet
See every intersection along Commonwealth Avenue or East 177th Street.