East 179th Street & Creston Avenue

East 179th Street and Creston Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Echo Triangle is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1954, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
29 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
340 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Grand Concourse/E 179 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
22 places
12 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 340 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    340 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
    1,110 feet
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.5 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, 370 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 179 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    370 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Echo Pl & Grand Concourse 28 docks in all
    810 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1845 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1921 and 1954.

Since 2014 at least 489 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School
    740 feet
  2. Igbans Institute of Vocational Train Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mount Hope Garden
    420 feet
  2. Mount Hope Garden Playground
    440 feet
  3. Devanney Triangle
    540 feet
Show all 7
  1. Echo Triangle
    690 feet
  2. Mount Hope Playground
    1,260 feet
  3. Bean Morris Garden
    1,270 feet
  4. Mabel Hampton Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    940 feet
  3. PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morris Heights Post Office
    770 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    560 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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