East 187th Street & Hoffman Street

East 187th Street and Hoffman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/Washington Av, is 960 feet away for the Bx15, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 83 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
3 Av/Washington Av · Bx15
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 187th Street & Hoffman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Washington Av, 960 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Washington Av Bx15
    960 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 187 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

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

  1. 4643 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1,080 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont
Elevation
82 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 187th Street

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

South side of East 187th Street

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

East side of Hoffman Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Hoffman Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205812, 208828, 209274, 211834 and 211835.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Guardian Career Academy Trade or language school
    680 feet
  2. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  2. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    1,180 feet
  3. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ciccarone Park Playground
    470 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park
    680 feet
  3. D'Auria-Murphy Triangle
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Flood Triangle
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Library
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 50 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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 Hoffman 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.