3rd Avenue & Washington Avenue

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and Washington Avenue is in Belmont, Bronx. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. I.S. 254 is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 11 of them schools, and 21 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
240 feet
3 Av/E 188 St · Bx15
Within a walk
32 places
11 schools, 9 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & Washington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine 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, 240 feet away, for the Bx15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 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
    240 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
    330 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

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2017.

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 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 MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Washington Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Avenue

  • 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 32 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 parks
  • 5 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
    70 feet
  2. I.S. 254 School
    570 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    820 feet
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  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    820 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling School
    1,070 feet
  4. Belmont Preparatory High School
    1,120 feet
  5. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    1,120 feet
  6. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    1,120 feet
  7. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    1,120 feet
  8. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    1,120 feet
  9. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    1,120 feet
  10. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    1,130 feet
  11. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    150 feet
  2. Webster Playground
    680 feet
  3. Washington Park Playground
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Park
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    330 feet
  2. Bronx Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,250 feet
  3. NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center Career or business center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    120 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 28 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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.