East 179th Street & Mohegan Avenue

East 179th Street and Mohegan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mohegan Triangle is 40 feet away, and Hornaday Community Garden is 1,080 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 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 subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
E 180 St/Mohegan Av · Bx9
Within a walk
24 places
5 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 179th Street & Mohegan Avenue 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/Mohegan Av, 540 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Mohegan Av Bx9
    540 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 58 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
    210 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 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 January 2026.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 137 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 179th Street

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

East side of Mohegan Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Mohegan Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 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
    580 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
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    170 feet
  2. Learning Center for Health Care Atte Trade or language school
    870 feet
  3. Kappa III School
    1,090 feet
Show all 6
  1. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    1,090 feet
  2. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    1,090 feet
  3. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    40 feet
  2. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    250 feet
  3. Vidalia Park
    790 feet
Show all 10
  1. Vidalia Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. Hornaday Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  3. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    1,130 feet
  4. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    1,180 feet
  5. Mapes Park
    1,180 feet
  6. Mapes Avenue Garden
    1,190 feet
  7. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West Farms Library
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 18/Engine 45/Ladder 58 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 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 14 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 179th Street or Mohegan 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.