Longfellow Avenue & East 174th Street

Longfellow Avenue and East 174th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eae J Mitchell Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 12 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
960 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 174 St/Longfellow Av · Bx11
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 3 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & East 174th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    960 feet
    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. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    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, 120 feet away, for the Bx11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 174th Street and Longfellow Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, May 2024

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
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 107 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 174th Street

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

South side of East 174th Street

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

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Samara Community School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eae J Mitchell Park
    50 feet
  2. Bronx Sunshine Garden
    160 feet
  3. Rock Garden Park
    320 feet
Show all 7
  1. Rock Garden Park Playground
    580 feet
  2. Starlight Park
    780 feet
  3. Starlight Park Playground
    980 feet
  4. Seabury Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 1560 Boone Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 174th 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.