Longfellow Avenue & East 173rd Street

Longfellow Avenue and East 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rock Garden Park is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them parks, and seven places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
E 174 St/Longfellow Av · Bx11
Within a walk
15 places
3 parks, 3 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & East 173rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 174 St/Longfellow Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 174 St/Longfellow Av Bx11
    750 feet
    Bx11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 173rd Street and Longfellow Avenue.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 174 St & Longfellow Ave 20 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.1 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 734 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 119 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 173rd Street

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

South side of East 173rd Street

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

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Samara Community School
    440 feet
  2. Samara Community School Pre-K
    730 feet
  3. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rock Garden Park
    90 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park Playground
    150 feet
  3. Starlight Park
    700 feet
Show all 7
  1. Eae J Mitchell Park
    720 feet
  2. Bronx Sunshine Garden
    830 feet
  3. Starlight Park Playground
    910 feet
  4. Seabury Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space
    570 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 173rd Street or Longfellow Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.