Creston Avenue & East 191st Street

Creston Avenue and East 191st Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. James Park is 30 feet away, and Jerome Ave Post Office is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about three minutes 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 27 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
840 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
E Fordham Rd/E 190 St · Bx12
Within a walk
26 places
8 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & East 191st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    840 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
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E Fordham Rd/E 190 St, 540 feet away, for the Bx12.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet
  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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
119 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 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 1919 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 385 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 103 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the northern red oak and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Creston Avenue (east side).

West side of Creston Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLE ONLY ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 191st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 191st Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 216424.

Landmarks and historic districts

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

  1. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    460 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
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  3. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    910 feet
Show all 13
  1. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    350 feet
  2. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  4. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  5. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,120 feet
  6. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  7. Monroe University College
    1,160 feet
  8. Iba Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  9. P.S. 246 Poe Center School
    1,230 feet
  10. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. James Park
    30 feet
  2. Muller Triangle
    430 feet
  3. Poe Park
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. Poe Park Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. New Beginnings Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    720 feet
  2. Poe Cottage Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    570 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    580 feet
  2. Jerome Ave Post Office
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    460 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    490 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 191st 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.