Decatur Avenue & East 198th Street

Decatur Avenue and East 198th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S./I.S. 54 is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Webster Av/E 197 St · Bx41
Within a walk
6 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Decatur Avenue & East 198th 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 nine 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, 610 feet away, for the Bx41.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Decatur Ave & Oliver Pl 23 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3057A Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 448 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Decatur Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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 198th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 198th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. USA Beauty School International Trade or language school
    410 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 54 School
    820 feet
  3. Marc Academy and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
Show all 4
  1. Concourse House Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    890 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 18 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Decatur 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.