Arthur Avenue & East 189th Street

Arthur Avenue and East 189th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Belmont Little Farmers is 360 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, is 640 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them schools, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
19 places
10 schools, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Arthur Avenue & East 189th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, 640 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
    640 feet
    Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx12 …
  3. Bx17 …
  4. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 189th Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Hughes Ave 21 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 588 East Fordham Road Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
76 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Arthur Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Arthur Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 189th Street

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

South side of East 189th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 212755 and 216461.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    580 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    1,100 feet
Show all 11
  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    1,100 feet
  2. Belmont Preparatory High School
    1,270 feet
  3. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    1,270 feet
  4. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    1,270 feet
  5. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    1,270 feet
  6. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    1,270 feet
  7. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    1,270 feet
  8. I.S. 254 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    360 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park
    450 feet
  3. Ciccarone Park Playground
    490 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 32 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Arthur Avenue or East 189th 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.