Southern Boulevard & East 173rd Street

Southern Boulevard and East 173rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Seabury Playground is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
28 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
Boston Rd/E 173 St · Bx11, Bx21
Within a walk
23 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & East 173rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    690 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. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.4 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 Boston Rd/E 173 St, 530 feet away, for the Bx11 and Bx21.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/E 173 St Bx11, Bx21
    530 feet
    Bx11 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx11 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 173rd Street and Southern Boulevard.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 174 St 27 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East 174th Street & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    460 feet
  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
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023

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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built between 1929 and 1931.

  1. Herman Ridder Junior High School Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Bronx Academy for the Future School
    570 feet
  2. Bard High School Early College Bronx School
    670 feet
  3. Bronx Envision Academy School
    670 feet
Show all 9
  1. Explorations Academy H.S. School
    670 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  3. Samara Community School Pre-K
    870 feet
  4. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    870 feet
  5. Tremont Crotona Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  6. Beanstalk Childcare Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Seabury Playground
    380 feet
  2. Crotona Park
    710 feet
  3. Hill & Dale Playground
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rock Garden Park
    1,010 feet
  2. Rock Garden Park Playground
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. New Gospel Temple Church House of worship
    300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    800 feet
  2. Community center at Bryant Ave - East 174th St Community center
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    310 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    720 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 173rd Street or Southern Boulevard.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.