East 179th Street & Vyse Avenue

East 179th Street and Vyse Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Beck Memorial Church is 420 feet away, and Mohegan Triangle is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 179th Street.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
1,070 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
800 feet
East Tremont Av/Vyse Av · Bx36
Within a walk
22 places
4 religious buildings, 4 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    1,070 feet
    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 East Tremont Av/Vyse Av, 800 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Vyse Av Bx36
    800 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 179 St & Daly Ave 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1198 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 309 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of East 179th Street

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

South side of East 179th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 7 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 22 public places.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kennedy Children's Center - Bronx School
    790 feet
  2. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 006 West Farms School
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Vida Bogart School for All Children School
    910 feet
  2. P.S. 067 Mohegan School
    1,020 feet
  3. Learning Center for Health Care Atte Trade or language school
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vidalia Park
    170 feet
  2. Krystal Community Garden
    420 feet
  3. Vidalia Park Playground
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. Hispanos Unidos Garden
    700 feet
  2. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    760 feet
  3. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Bronx Park
    1,140 feet
  5. West Farms Rapids Park
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West Farms Library
    1,040 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    420 feet
  2. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Grace Episcopal Church West Farms House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at 1010 East 178th Street Community center
    1,030 feet
  2. West Farms Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 179th Street or Vyse 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.