Valentine Avenue & East 181st Street

Valentine Avenue and East 181st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bergen Triangle is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 182-183 Sts, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
182-183 Sts
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Grand Concourse/E 181 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
17 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Valentine Avenue & East 181st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 182-183 Sts, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 182-183 Sts B, D
    1,030 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
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 181 St, 950 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 181 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    950 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.

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Valentine Ave & E 181 St 21 docks in all
    20 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. 2103 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
91 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1923 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 218 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 181st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 181st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Valentine Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Valentine Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Dominic's Home-Torch Annex School
    510 feet
  2. The Angelo Patri Middle School
    740 feet
  3. Theatre Arts Production Company School
    740 feet
Show all 10
  1. Sharbani Roy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  2. P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg School
    950 feet
  3. Arcadia Children's Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  4. P.S. 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School
    1,080 feet
  5. Kidslandny Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  6. Luna Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  7. P.S. 209 Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bergen Triangle
    580 feet
  2. Jardin de Ternura Garden
    950 feet
  3. Slattery Playground
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mabel Hampton Playground
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. 46th Precinct Police station
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Valentine Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.