East 179th Street & Monterey Avenue

East 179th Street and Monterey Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Oasis on the Green is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 180 St, is 960 feet away for the Bx15, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
3 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
3 Av/E 180 St · Bx15
Within a walk
24 places
8 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 180 St, 960 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 180 St Bx15 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    960 feet
    Bx15
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 178 St & Monterey Ave 21 docks in all
    520 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
91 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 179th Street

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

East side of Monterey Avenue

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

West side of Monterey Avenue

  • No parking 4 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 24 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Providing Urban Learners Success in Education High School
    270 feet
  2. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    440 feet
  3. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    960 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    1,100 feet
  2. Sharon Baptist Board of Directors Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet
  3. Sharon Baptist Head Start - Center 4 (Delegate Program) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet
  4. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 School
    1,270 feet
  5. East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oasis on the Green Garden
    520 feet
  2. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    910 feet
  3. Walter Gladwin Park
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tremont Playground
    1,120 feet
  2. Murphy Triangle
    1,160 feet
  3. Quarry Ballfields Park
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    880 feet
  2. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 179th Street or Monterey 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.