East 179th Street & Mapes Avenue

East 179th Street and Mapes Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Kappa III is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Southern Blvd, is 830 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 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
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
830 feet
E 180 St/Southern Blvd · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
25 places
10 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Southern Blvd, 830 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Southern Blvd Bx40, Bx42
    830 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.

  • 47 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
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 495 East 180th Street 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
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2021.

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)
Tremont
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 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 October 2020 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 179th Street

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

East side of Mapes Avenue

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

West side of Mapes Avenue

  • No parking 6 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 25 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kappa III School
    360 feet
  2. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    360 feet
  3. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    360 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 595 School
    890 feet
  2. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    410 feet
  2. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    480 feet
  3. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    630 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mapes Park
    630 feet
  2. Mapes Park Playground
    810 feet
  3. Mapes Avenue Garden
    900 feet
  4. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    970 feet
  5. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2070 Clinton Avenue Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 25 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 Mapes 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.