East 178th Street & Vyse Avenue

East 178th Street and Vyse Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Vidalia Park is 490 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, five of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
East Tremont Av/Vyse Av · Bx36
Within a walk
19 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 178th Street & Vyse Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    900 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Animal Tracks” (2004) by Naomi Campbell at the West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Vyse Av, 480 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Vyse Av Bx36
    480 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 179 St & Daly Ave 19 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
West Farms
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 544 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-5PM ALL DAYS

East side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 career or business center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    590 feet
  2. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    590 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. Heaven's Tiny Tots East Tremont Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  2. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet
  3. Bold Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vidalia Park
    490 feet
  2. Krystal Community Garden
    730 feet
  3. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Vidalia Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    730 feet
  3. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    740 feet
  2. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 178th Street or Vyse 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.