East 179th Street & Arthur Avenue

East 179th Street and Arthur Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Arthur Av, is 660 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
E 180 St/Arthur Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
25 places
12 religious buildings, 6 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Arthur Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Arthur Av Bx40, Bx42
    660 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 179th Street.

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

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
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Arthur Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Arthur Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    280 feet
  2. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    360 feet
  3. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    1,090 feet
  2. P.S. 595 School
    1,150 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park School
    1,160 feet
  4. Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Gladwin Park
    700 feet
  2. Oasis on the Green Garden
    710 feet
  3. Tremont Playground
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Quarry Ballfields Park
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    680 feet
  2. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef 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 11 places to eat and 16 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.