East 179th Street & Crotona Parkway

East 179th Street and Crotona Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. P.S. 067 Mohegan School is 320 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them gardens, and 15 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
E 180 St/Crotona Pkwy · Bx9
Within a walk
24 places
5 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 179th Street & Crotona Parkway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  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 E 180 St/Crotona Pkwy, 560 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Crotona Pkwy Bx9
    560 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 179 St & Southern Blvd 25 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 125 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 97 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Crotona Parkway

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Crotona Parkway

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 179th Street

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

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Crotona Parkway Malls.

  1. Happy Land Memorial Obelisk by José Antonio Velasquez, 1995
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 5 gardens
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    320 feet
  2. Kappa III School
    940 feet
  3. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    940 feet
  2. Learning Center for Health Care Atte Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  3. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    50 feet
  2. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    390 feet
  3. Vidalia Park
    940 feet
Show all 11
  1. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    980 feet
  2. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    1,040 feet
  3. Mapes Park
    1,040 feet
  4. Mapes Avenue Garden
    1,050 feet
  5. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    1,120 feet
  6. Vidalia Park Playground
    1,170 feet
  7. Hornaday Community Garden
    1,170 feet
  8. Mapes Park Playground
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West Farms Library
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 28 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Crotona Parkway 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.