Jerome Avenue & East 179th Street
Jerome Avenue and East 179th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morris Heights Post Office is 230 feet away, and P.S. 306 is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Burnside Av 4310 feet4
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 4 …
Manhattan
1 line- 4 …
Also within a walk
- Tremont Av B, D1,140 feetB D
- 176 St 40.3 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/West Tremont Av, 340 feet away, for the Bx32.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jerome Av/West Tremont Av Bx32340 feetBx32
Next buses at this stop
- Bx32 …
Cycling
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E Tremont Ave & Jerome Ave 20 docks in all420 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Walton Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10453
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 14
- Police precinct
- 46
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mount Hope
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,100 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 1920 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 189 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Jerome Avenue (west side).
North side of East 179th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of East 179th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Jerome Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204782 and 211909.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Acp Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 5800 feet
- P.S. 306 School1,020 feet
- The Bronx School of Young Leaders School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Leave It Better Community Garden770 feet
- Mount Hope Playground1,000 feet
- Mount Hope Garden1,050 feet
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- Mount Hope Garden Playground1,080 feet
- Davidson Playground1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Church of God Pentecostal House of worship760 feet
- PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship810 feet
- St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship1,060 feet
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- King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Morris Heights Post Office230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Dynasty Supermarket1,010 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 24 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Walton Avenue & East 179th Street 280 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Tremont Avenue 380 feet
- Jerome Avenue & Burnside Avenue 520 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 179th Street 540 feet
- Davidson Avenue & West Tremont Avenue 660 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Walton Avenue 660 feet
- East 179th Street & Creston Avenue 800 feet
- Walton Avenue & East Burnside Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 179th Street or Jerome Avenue.