East 178th Street & Hughes Avenue

East 178th Street and Hughes Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Walter Gladwin Park is 540 feet away, and the 175th Street Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, is 330 feet away for the Bx36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
East Tremont Av/Arthur Av · Bx36
Within a walk
27 places
15 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 178th Street & Hughes Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Arthur Av Bx36 · Shelter
    330 feet
    Bx36
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Arthur Ave & E Tremont Ave 19 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont
Elevation
100 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 239 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Hughes Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park School
    760 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park School
    760 feet
  3. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    1,000 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 595 School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Gladwin Park
    540 feet
  2. Oasis on the Green Garden
    650 feet
  3. Tremont Playground
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. 175th Street Playground
    1,190 feet
  2. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    570 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    620 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 178th Street or Hughes Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.