East 179th Street & Anthony Avenue

East 179th Street and Anthony Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Richman (Echo) Park is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Grand Concourse/E 179 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
21 places
10 religious buildings, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 179th Street & Anthony Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    480 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Burnside Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Uptown New York” (2000) by Frank Leslie Hampton at the Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 179 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 179 St Bx1, Bx2
    510 feet
    Bx1 Bx2

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Anthony Ave & E Tremont Ave 20 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2103 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 1,063 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Anthony Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Luna Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. Kidslandny Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    840 feet
  3. P.S. 028 Mount Hope School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Richman (Echo) Park
    470 feet
  2. Richman (Echo) Park Upper Playground
    520 feet
  3. Devanney Triangle
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Jardin de Ternura Garden
    920 feet
  2. Echo Triangle
    1,140 feet
  3. Mount Hope Garden
    1,170 feet
  4. Mount Hope Garden Playground
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tremont Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 236 East Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,090 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 31 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Anthony Avenue or East 179th Street.

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 and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.