3rd Avenue & East 187th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 187th Street is in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Flood Triangle is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 36 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
3 Av/Washington Av · Bx15
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Washington Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Washington Av Bx15
    130 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 187 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4643 3rd Avenue Gas station
    180 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont
Elevation
69 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 172 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

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

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    90 feet
  2. I.S. 254 School
    730 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    970 feet
Show all 13
  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    970 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling School
    1,040 feet
  4. Belmont Preparatory High School
    1,280 feet
  5. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    1,280 feet
  6. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    1,280 feet
  7. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    1,280 feet
  8. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    1,280 feet
  9. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    1,280 feet
  10. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    310 feet
  2. Webster Playground
    830 feet
  3. Washington Park Playground
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    490 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 32 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 187th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.