Van Nest Avenue & Adams Street

Van Nest Avenue and Adams Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad, Administration Building stands 750 feet away, built in 1912. The nearest subway, E 180 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 180 St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
East Tremont Av/Commonwealth Av · Bx36, Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
8 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Nest Avenue & Adams Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 180 St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    820 feet
    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 “Station Villa” (2011) by Luisa Caldwell at the E 180 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Commonwealth Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx36, Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Commonwealth Av Bx36, Bx40, Bx42
    660 feet
    Bx36 Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …
  2. Bx40 …
  3. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1243 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    370 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 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.

  • 9 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Adams Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Adams Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Van Nest Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Van Nest Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built in 1912.

  1. New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad, Administration Building Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Phipps Neighborhoods Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Young Park
    250 feet
  2. Noble Playground
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Evangelical Church House of worship
    280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Adams Street or Van Nest Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.