East 177th Street & Powell Avenue
East 177th Street and Powell Avenue (west) meet at a three-way junction in Castle Hill-Unionport, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Holy Family Church is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Parkchester 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Castle Hill Av 60.5 miles6
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Castle Hill Av, 770 feet away, for the Q44 SBS.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd/Castle Hill Av Q44 SBS770 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Castle Hill Avenue Gas station1,240 feet
- 2244 Westchester Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10472
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 18
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Castle Hill-Unionport
- Elevation
- 28 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 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-K450 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - NYC 12 School1,080 feet
- P.S. 036 Unionport School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Church Triangle860 feet
- Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church House of worship450 feet
- Holy Family Church House of worship850 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store450 feet
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway 110 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Powell Avenue 160 feet
- Olmstead Avenue & Haviland Avenue 430 feet
- East 177th Street & Haviland Avenue 500 feet
- East 177th Street & Gleason Avenue 530 feet
- Watson Avenue & Olmstead Avenue 700 feet
- East 177th Street & Ellis-Gleason Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 720 feet
- East 177th Street & Castle Hill Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along East 177th Street or Powell Avenue.