East 187th Street & Ryer Avenue

East 187th Street and Ryer Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Baptist Church is 630 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
640 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Grand Concourse/E 187 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 7 trade or language schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 187th Street & Ryer Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    640 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
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 187 St, 200 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 187 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    200 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 184 St 23 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

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
115 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 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 1916 and 1930.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and April 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Ryer Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Ryer Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Baroque Revival, and built between 1928 and 1929.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    640 feet
  2. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    730 feet
  3. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    1,120 feet
Show all 10
  1. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  2. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  3. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  4. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  5. Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence School
    1,150 feet
  6. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  7. Iba Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Slattery Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Muller Triangle
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Baptist Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Love Gospel Assembly Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,140 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,250 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  3. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 37 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 187th Street or Ryer Avenue.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.