3rd Avenue & East 188th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 188th Street is in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fordham Post Office is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, ten of them schools, and 33 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
9 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
3 Av/E 188 St · Bx15
Within a walk
27 places
10 schools, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.4 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/E 188 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 188 St Bx15
    180 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 188th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 189 St 30 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 166 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 188th Street

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

South side of East 188th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 parks
  • 4 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
    440 feet
  2. I.S. 254 School
    570 feet
  3. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    760 feet
Show all 13
  1. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    820 feet
  2. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    820 feet
  3. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    880 feet
  4. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  5. Belmont Preparatory High School
    1,120 feet
  6. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    1,120 feet
  7. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    1,120 feet
  8. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    1,120 feet
  9. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    1,120 feet
  10. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    170 feet
  2. Webster Playground
    410 feet
  3. Rose Hill Park
    1,090 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    690 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    110 feet
  2. Bronx Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    880 feet
  3. NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center Career or business center
    880 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    490 feet
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 26 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 nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 188th Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.