Decatur Avenue & East 209th Street

Decatur Avenue and East 209th Street meet at a three-way junction in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Williamsbridge Oval is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, Norwood-205 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the D. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Norwood-205 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · D
Nearest bus stop
1,110 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Decatur Avenue & East 209th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Norwood-205 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.3 miles
    D

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av, 1,110 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Hull Av Bx28, Bx38
    1,110 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E 209 St 14 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3210 Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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 April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Norwood
Elevation
131 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 1926 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 43 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Decatur Avenue

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Decatur Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 209th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 209th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Luminous Early Childcare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  2. P.S. 056 Norwood Heights School
    620 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. Mosholu Parkway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Brendans Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Decatur Avenue or East 209th 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.