East 179th Street & Hughes Avenue

East 179th Street and Hughes Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, is 690 feet away for the Bx36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
East Tremont Av/Arthur Av · Bx36
Within a walk
26 places
12 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 179th Street & Hughes Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Arthur Av, 690 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Arthur Av Bx36 · Shelter
    690 feet
    Bx36
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Ave & E 179 St 21 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

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

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
88 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 242 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 179th Street

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

East side of Hughes Avenue

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

West side of Hughes Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    640 feet
  2. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    720 feet
  3. P.S. 595 School
    790 feet
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  1. Frederick Douglass Academy V. Middle School
    1,050 feet
  2. P.S. 057 Crescent School
    1,050 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park School
    1,120 feet
  4. Zeta Charter School – Tremont Park School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Walter Gladwin Park
    900 feet
  2. Oasis on the Green Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Quarry Ballfields Park
    1,010 feet
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  1. Tremont Playground
    1,050 feet
  2. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    980 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2070 Clinton Avenue Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 23 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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.