East 179th Street & Lafontaine Avenue

East 179th Street and Lafontaine Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Arthur Av, is 750 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
E 180 St/Arthur Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
22 places
10 religious buildings, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Arthur Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Arthur Av Bx40, Bx42
    750 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 178 St & Monterey Ave 21 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

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

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

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
84 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 191 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 179th Street

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

East side of Lafontaine Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Lafontaine Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    100 feet
  2. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    180 feet
  3. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  2. East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis on the Green Garden
    490 feet
  2. Walter Gladwin Park
    820 feet
  3. Tremont Playground
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. Quarry Ballfields Park
    990 feet
  2. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    670 feet
  2. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 16 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 179th Street or Lafontaine 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.