Belmont Avenue & East 188th Street

Belmont Avenue and East 188th 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 Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Camberleng Av, is 1,130 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
1,130 feet
East Fordham Rd/Camberleng Av · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Camberleng Av, 1,130 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Camberleng Av Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22 · Shelter
    1,130 feet
    Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

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

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Belmont Avenue and East 188th Street.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 730 East Fordham Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

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 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 30 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Belmont Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of Belmont Avenue

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

North side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 210439 and 216185.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Belmont Community Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
  2. Little Stars Childcare Program IV Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ciccarone Park
    260 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park Playground
    270 feet
  3. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    480 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Library
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    820 feet
  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 58 places to eat and 41 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Belmont 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.