Bedford Park Boulevard West & Paul Avenue

Bedford Park Boulevard West and Paul Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. CUNY Lehman College is 10 feet away, and Harris Park is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

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Bedford Park Boulevard West & Paul Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 4
    590 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community Garden” (2006) by Andrea Dezsö at the Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Park Blvd/Paul Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd/Paul Av Bx25, Bx26
    60 feet
    Bx25 Bx26

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Paul Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bedford Park Blvd & Paul Ave 24 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Van Cortlandt Avenue West & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2947 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    910 feet
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    760 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
128 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm on Bedford Park Boulevard West (both sides).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207621 and 211494.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 research library

Schools and child care

  1. CUNY Lehman College
    10 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harris Park
    80 feet
  2. Harris Playground
    110 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lehman College Library Research library
    10 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philip Neri Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.