Grand Concourse & East 181st Street

Grand Concourse and East 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2026, 1,712 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. Mabel Hampton Playground is 500 feet away, and Walton Playground is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 182-183 Sts, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
182-183 Sts
640 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Grand Concourse/E 181 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
23 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Concourse & East 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 182-183 Sts, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 182-183 Sts B, D
    640 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Tremont Av B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. Burnside Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 181 St, 220 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 181 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    220 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 181st Street.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 181 St 23 docks in all
    120 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2173 Grand Concourse Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,712 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14 and 15 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
116 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 505 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Grand Concourse

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCKS LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM

West side of Grand Concourse

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211055 and 214310.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sharbani Roy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
  2. Arcadia Children's Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. Creston Academy School
    610 feet
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  1. School for Environmental Citizenship School
    610 feet
  2. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
  3. Kidslandny Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    810 feet
  4. Luna Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  5. P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. School
    1,030 feet
  6. St Dominic's Home-Torch Annex School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bergen Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Mabel Hampton Playground
    500 feet
  3. Jardin de Ternura Garden
    730 feet
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  1. Bean Morris Garden
    750 feet
  2. Creston Jungle Playground Garden
    890 feet
  3. Walton Park
    900 feet
  4. Walton Playground
    940 feet
  5. Devanney Triangle
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80 East 181st Street Older adult center
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. 46th Precinct Police station
    590 feet
  2. Battalion 19/Engine 75/Ladder 33 Fire station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 33 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 181st Street or Grand Concourse.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.