Creston Avenue & East 190th Street

Creston Avenue and East 190th Street meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Creston Ave Baptist Church is 460 feet away, and New Beginnings Community Garden is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
460 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
E Fordham Rd/E 190 St · Bx12
Within a walk
29 places
9 trade or language schools, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & East 190th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    460 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
    940 feet
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E Fordham Rd/E 190 St, 160 feet away, for the Bx12.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.8 miles 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2017.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
116 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1918 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 326 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Creston Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 3PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-3PM

West side of Creston Avenue

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

North side of East 190th Street

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

South side of East 190th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211137 and 212654.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were built between 1864 and 1938.

  1. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    550 feet
  2. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 1 college
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  3. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    530 feet
Show all 15
  1. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    650 feet
  3. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    730 feet
  4. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    730 feet
  5. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    730 feet
  6. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    760 feet
  7. Iba Trade or language school
    820 feet
  8. Monroe University College
    880 feet
  9. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    920 feet
  10. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    1,240 feet
  11. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet
  12. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Muller Triangle
    50 feet
  2. St. James Park
    410 feet
  3. New Beginnings Community Garden
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bryan Park
    1,120 feet
  2. Poe Park
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    590 feet
  3. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    890 feet
  2. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    100 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    630 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 190th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.