Decatur Avenue & East 197th Street

Decatur Avenue and East 197th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S./I.S. 54 is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Webster Av/E 197 St · Bx41
Within a walk
7 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Decatur Avenue & East 197th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 197 St, 500 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 197 St Bx41
    500 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Decatur Ave & E 197 St 19 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 3057A Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
15
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 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 1915 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 129 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Decatur Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Decatur Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Greek Revival, one each, and built between 1840 and 1845.

  1. Alumni House Designated landmark
    750 feet
  2. Saint John's Hall Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./I.S. 54 School
    210 feet
  2. USA Beauty School International Trade or language school
    560 feet
  3. Unique Career Training Center Trade or language school
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe School
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rose Hill Park
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Refuge Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 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 Decatur Avenue or East 197th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.