East 177th Street & Powell Avenue
East 177th Street and Powell Avenue (east) meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Castle Hill Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 1,100 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, 0.3 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, 510 feet away, for the Bx22.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Castle Hill Av/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd North Bx22510 feetBx22
Next buses at this stop
- Bx22 …
Cycling
- 12 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, 1,020 feet by car along the streets.
- 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
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, 1924670 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K520 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School910 feet
- P.S. 036 Unionport School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park620 feet
- Church Triangle690 feet
- Havemeyer Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship520 feet
- Glory of Christ Church House of worship830 feet
- Holy Family Church House of worship850 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 64/Ladder 47 Fire station970 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- SuperFresh Supermarket0.4 miles
- Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Castle Hill Avenue & Powell Avenue 390 feet
- East 177th Street & Gleason Avenue 500 feet
- East 177th Street & Haviland Avenue 510 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Castle Hill Avenue 550 feet
- East 177th Street & Olmstead Avenue 560 feet
- East 177th Street & Castle Hill Avenue 640 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Gleason Avenue 660 feet
- Castle Hill Avenue & Watson Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along East 177th Street or Powell Avenue.