Dekalb Avenue & East 208th Street

Dekalb Avenue and East 208th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mosholu Montefiore Community Center is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, two of them hospitals, and 34 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Mosholu Pkwy
660 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North · Bx10, BX95
Within a walk
15 places
2 hospitals, 2 parks and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dekalb Avenue & East 208th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Mosholu Pkwy, 660 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    660 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Woodlawn
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metromorphosis/Birth of a Station” (2008) by Corinne Grondahl at the Mosholu Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North, 430 feet away, for the Bx10 and BX95.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North Bx10, BX95
    430 feet
    Bx10 BX95

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. BX95 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Steuben Ave & E 210 St 20 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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
161 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 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 1925 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and September 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 208th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 208th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211627 and 214547.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 hospitals
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. Canarsie Children First Academy School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kossuth Playground
    1,030 feet
  2. Knox-Gates Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Risse Street Park
    1,090 feet
Show all 6
  1. Risse Street Community Garden
    1,230 feet
  2. Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    1,260 feet
  3. Van Cortlandt Park
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. North Central Bronx Hospital
    440 feet
  2. Montefiore Medical Center - Henry & Lucy Moses DIV Hospital
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House Museum
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3450 Dekalb Avenue Older adult center
    720 feet
  2. Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    760 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and nine 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 Dekalb Avenue, East 208th Street or East 210th 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.