Creston Avenue & East 198th Street

Creston Avenue and East 198th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1923 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Grand Concourse/Minerva Pl · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
4 places
3 religious buildings and 1 day care or pre-K site, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Creston Avenue & East 198th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    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. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/Minerva Pl, 430 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/Minerva Pl Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    430 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & E 198 St 20 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
Bedford Park
Elevation
130 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,600 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 1923 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 495 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and December 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Creston Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 198th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 198th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Inventors Grand Concourse Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Creston Avenue or East 198th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.