East 179th Street & Devoe Avenue

East 179th Street and Devoe Avenue meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. West Farms Post Office is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Devoe Av/Lebanon St · Bx9
Within a walk
9 places
3 schools, 2 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    1,070 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. E 180 St 2, 5
    1,310 feet
    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 Devoe Av/Lebanon St, 320 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Devoe Av/Lebanon St Bx9
    320 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 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
    1,220 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    1,300 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 357 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Devoe Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Wings Academy School
    710 feet
  2. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  3. Emolior Academy School
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 214 School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West Farms Rapids Park
    330 feet
  2. Bronx River Community Garden
    380 feet
  3. Bronx Park
    600 feet
Show all 4
  1. River Park Playground
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Post Office
    460 feet

Supermarkets

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

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Devoe 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.