East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway
East 177th Street and Cross Bronx Expressway (Exit 5B) meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 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 Castle Hill Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Castle Hill Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Pelham Bay
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Parkchester 60.5 miles6
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 Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Castle Hill Av, 660 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Castle Hill Av Q44 SBS660 feetQ44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 9 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station1,130 feet
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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, 1924800 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K400 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School970 feet
- P.S. 036 Unionport School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Church Triangle750 feet
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park1,120 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship400 feet
- Holy Family Church House of worship740 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store560 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 177th Street & Powell Avenue 110 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Powell Avenue 280 feet
- East 177th Street & Haviland Avenue 390 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Haviland Avenue 540 feet
- East 177th Street & Gleason Avenue 640 feet
- East 177th Street & Castle Hill Avenue 710 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Castle Hill Avenue 800 feet
- Watson Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or East 177th Street.