East 181st Street & Belmont Avenue

East 181st Street and Belmont Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Frederick Douglass Academy V. Middle School is 410 feet away, and the Engine 88/Ladder 38 firehouse is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Crotona Av, is 570 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
E 180 St/Crotona Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
24 places
9 religious buildings, 5 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 181st Street & Belmont Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

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

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hughes Ave & Oak Tree Pl 21 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.4 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
92 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 109 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Belmont Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 5 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Frederick Douglass Academy V. Middle School
    410 feet
  2. P.S. 057 Crescent School
    410 feet
  3. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School
    1,000 feet
  2. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    1,140 feet
  3. The Bronx STEM and Arts Academy School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Quarry Ballfields Park
    280 feet
  2. Belmont Playground
    520 feet
  3. Mapes Park
    1,110 feet
Show all 6
  1. Whalen Grove Park
    1,260 feet
  2. Hutton Triangle
    1,280 feet
  3. Murphy Triangle
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2070 Clinton Avenue Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 88/Ladder 38 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    940 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Belmont Avenue or East 181st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.