East 179th Street & Bronx Park Avenue

East 179th Street and Bronx Park Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, E 180 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1932, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 180 St
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
East Tremont Av/Morris Park Av · Bx21, Bx36
Within a walk
7 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 179th Street & Bronx Park Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 180 St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    860 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. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Station Villa” (2011) by Luisa Caldwell at the E 180 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Morris Park Av, 600 feet away, for the Bx21 and Bx36.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Morris Park Av Bx21, Bx36
    600 feet
    Bx21 Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …
  2. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Boston Rd & West Farms Rd 25 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    630 feet
  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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1932.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Bronx Park Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance Revival, and built between 1913 and 1915.

  1. Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. Wings Academy School
    530 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    780 feet
  2. West Farms Rapids Park
    790 feet
  3. Bronx River Community Garden
    830 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Post Office
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx Park 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.