East 181st Street & Vyse Avenue

East 181st Street and Vyse Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them gardens, and two places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
E 180 St/Daly Av · Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
15 places
3 gardens, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    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 E 180 St/Daly Av, 730 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Daly Av Bx9, Bx40, Bx42
    730 feet
    Bx9 Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Vyse Ave & E 181 St 20 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Boston Road & Jungle World Road at Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 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
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
75 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 271 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

North side of East 181st Street

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

South side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Vyse Avenue

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

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 gardens
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 cemetery
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Learning Center for Health Care Atte Trade or language school
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    330 feet
  2. West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    370 feet
  3. Vidalia Park
    390 feet
Show all 9
  1. Krystal Community Garden
    430 feet
  2. Perry's Garden (Concerned Tenants of Daly Avenue) Garden
    570 feet
  3. Vidalia Park Playground
    580 feet
  4. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    810 feet
  5. River Park Playground
    1,030 feet
  6. Hornaday Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. West Farms Library
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Tabernacle Baptist Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Beck Memorial Church House of worship
    490 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along East 181st Street or Vyse 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.