Creston Avenue & East 192nd Street

Creston Avenue and East 192nd Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Poe Park is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
1,050 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Grand Concourse/E 192 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
21 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & East 192nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    1,050 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. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    1,130 feet
    B D
  2. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 192 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 192 St Bx1, Bx2
    390 feet
    Bx1 Bx2

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 192 St 21 docks in all
    550 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
    0.6 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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
129 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 1919 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 283 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 154 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and October 2024, 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 8 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

North side of East 192nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 192nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 216424.

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 1812 and 1938.

  1. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  2. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  3. P.S. 246 Poe Center School
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  3. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  4. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. James Park
    60 feet
  2. Poe Park
    440 feet
  3. Poe Park Playground
    770 feet
Show all 5
  1. Muller Triangle
    840 feet
  2. St James Park Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Poe Cottage Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    860 feet
  3. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bronx Library Center Library
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    870 feet
  2. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    870 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 31 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 192nd 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.