Creston Avenue & East 188th Street

Creston Avenue and East 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Creston Ave Baptist Church is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
32 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
220 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
E Fordham Rd/E 190 St · Bx12
Within a walk
26 places
8 trade or language schools, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 220 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    220 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. Fordham Rd 4
    720 feet
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E Fordham Rd/E 190 St, 370 feet away, for the Bx12.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E Fordham Rd/E 190 St Bx12 · Shelter
    370 feet
    Bx12
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Creston Ave 33 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
114 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1917 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 224 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and June 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East 188th Street (south side).

East side of Creston Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Creston Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of East 188th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206947, 213208, 213209, 214280, 214326 and 216462.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Italian Baroque Revival, one each, and built between 1928 and 1933.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    430 feet
  2. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
  3. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    1,010 feet
Show all 15
  1. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    530 feet
  3. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  4. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    760 feet
  6. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    940 feet
  7. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    940 feet
  8. Iba Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  9. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  10. Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence School
    1,120 feet
  11. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  12. Monroe University College
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Muller Triangle
    330 feet
  2. St. James Park
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    650 feet
  3. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    1,270 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    280 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    340 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    840 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    930 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    950 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    830 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 188th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.