East 180th Street & Van Nest Avenue

East 180th Street and Van Nest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Young Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, E 180 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1929, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 180 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
E 180 St/Morris Park Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 180th Street & Van Nest Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 180 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    850 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 “Station Villa” (2011) by Luisa Caldwell at the E 180 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Morris Park Av, 570 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Morris Park Av Bx40, Bx42
    570 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1243 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    160 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of East 180th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of East 180th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Van Nest Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Van Nest Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Van Nest Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built in 1912.

  1. New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad, Administration Building Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Young Park
    50 feet
  2. Noble Playground
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Evangelical Church House of worship
    420 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 180th Street or Van Nest Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.