East 187th Street & Elm Place

East 187th Street and Elm Place meet at a three-way junction in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mercy Church is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Webster Av/E 187 St · Bx41
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 187th Street & Elm Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    1,170 feet
    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. Fordham Rd 4
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 187 St, 500 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 187 St Bx41
    500 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tiebout Ave & E 184 St 18 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 five 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 October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
104 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 3,300 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 111 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Elm Place

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Elm Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    400 feet
  2. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  3. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    940 feet
Show all 9
  1. Concourse House Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    1,070 feet
  3. Stars of Tomorrow Childcare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  4. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  5. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  6. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Webster Playground
    820 feet
  2. Bryan Park
    1,040 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Baptist Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 28 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 187th Street or Elm Place.

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.