East 177th Street & Virginia Avenue

East 177th Street and Virginia Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Parkchester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hugh J. Grant Circle is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
380 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd · T103
Within a walk
16 places
5 religious buildings, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 177th Street & Virginia Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    380 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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 Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd, 140 feet away, for the T103.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hugh Grant Circle/Cross Bronx Expwy Service Rd T103
    140 feet
    T103

Next buses at this stop

  1. T103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 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, 500 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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)
Parkchester
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 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 8am to 7pm on East 177th Street (north side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 223455.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    900 feet
  2. Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence Middle School
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    70 feet
  2. Virginia Park
    100 feet
  3. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wood Park
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkchester Library
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    900 feet
  2. Parkchester Post Office
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Chang Li Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    780 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 177th Street or Virginia Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.