Bainbridge Avenue & East 197th Street

Bainbridge Avenue and East 197th Street (south-west) meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and seven places to eat. About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1922 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Bainbridge Av/E 196 St · Bx34
Within a walk
6 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bainbridge Avenue & East 197th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    1,090 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bainbridge Av/E 196 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx34.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bainbridge Av/E 196 St Bx34
    180 feet
    Bx34

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx34 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bainbridge Avenue.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bainbridge Ave & E 196 St 18 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
15
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
128 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 327 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bainbridge Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Bainbridge Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe School
    160 feet
  2. Our Lady of Refuge School
    600 feet
  3. P.S./I.S. 54 School
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. USA Beauty School International Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Refuge Church House of worship
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 17 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bainbridge Avenue or East 197th 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.