Washington Avenue & East 178th Street

Washington Avenue and East 178th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Tremont United Methodist Church is 140 feet away, and Stop & Go Playground is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Webster Av/E 178 St, is 860 feet away for the Bx41, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Webster Av/E 178 St · Bx41
Within a walk
33 places
15 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 178 St, 860 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 178 St Bx41
    860 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 178 St & Monterey Ave 21 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1860 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 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
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are 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 865 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 178th Street

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

South side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine Dev-Sharon Bapt HS Bathgate School
    470 feet
  2. Sharon Baptist Board of Directors Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
  3. Sharon Baptist Head Start - Center 4 (Delegate Program) Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5 School
    500 feet
  2. Vol of Amer - Bronx Early Learni Ctr School
    830 feet
  3. Volunteers of America - Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet
  4. P.S. 058 School
    960 feet
  5. Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center at 1880 Bathgate Avenue Pre-K center
    1,060 feet
  6. Bronx Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Batey de Dona Provi Garden
    290 feet
  2. Oasis on the Green Garden
    830 feet
  3. Walter Gladwin Park
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. Richman (Echo) Park
    1,100 feet
  2. Stop & Go Playground
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 48th Police Precinct Station Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. Tremont Library
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tremont United Methodist Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Morning Star Full Gospel Assembly Church House of worship
    600 feet
  3. Garden of Prayer Cathedral Church House of worship
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tremont Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. Bronx Borough Command Fire station
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 178th Street or Washington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.