Bathgate Avenue & East 188th Street

Bathgate Avenue and East 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School is 310 feet away, and Webster Playground is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/E 188 St, is 630 feet away for the Bx15, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, ten of them schools, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
3 Av/E 188 St · Bx15
Within a walk
22 places
10 schools, 5 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bathgate Avenue & East 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 188 St, 630 feet away, for the Bx15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 189 St & Bathgate Ave 21 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4643 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  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
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
86 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 71 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese pagoda tree and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bathgate Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bathgate Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • 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 22 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    260 feet
  2. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    310 feet
  3. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    310 feet
Show all 12
  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  2. I.S. 254 School
    800 feet
  3. Belmont Preparatory High School
    900 feet
  4. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    900 feet
  5. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    900 feet
  6. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    900 feet
  7. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    900 feet
  8. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    900 feet
  9. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    520 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park
    830 feet
  3. Ciccarone Park Playground
    870 feet
Show all 4
  1. Webster Playground
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 21 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 Bathgate 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.