East 181st Street & Hughes Avenue

East 181st Street and Hughes Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Quarry Ballfields is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Arthur Av, is 640 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
E 180 St/Arthur Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Arthur Av, 640 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Arthur Av Bx40, Bx42
    640 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 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
    380 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
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Hughes Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Hughes Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Frederick Douglass Academy V. Middle School
    640 feet
  2. P.S. 057 Crescent School
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society School
    900 feet
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  1. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue School
    1,110 feet
  3. Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School
    1,240 feet
  4. J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Quarry Ballfields Park
    50 feet
  2. Belmont Playground
    750 feet
  3. Hutton Triangle
    1,040 feet
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  1. Murphy Triangle
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. East 180th Monterey Community Center Listed historic place
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 88/Ladder 38 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 14 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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.