East 188th Street & Elm Place

East 188th Street and Elm Place meet at a four-way crossing in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Baptist Church is 360 feet away, and Fordham Post Office is 1,260 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
840 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
East Fordham Rd/Elm Pl · Bx12, Bx22
Within a walk
28 places
8 religious buildings, 6 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 188th Street & Elm Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    840 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
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Elm Pl, 580 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx22.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Elm Pl Bx12, Bx22 · Shelter
    580 feet
    Bx12 Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tiebout Ave & E Fordham Rd 31 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 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
79 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1914 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Espresso' Kentucky coffee tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East 188th Street (south side).

North side of East 188th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

East side of Elm Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

West side of Elm Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205753, 206129 and 211013.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    440 feet
  2. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    720 feet
  3. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    740 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    780 feet
  2. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    900 feet
  3. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    900 feet
  4. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    920 feet
  5. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    1,040 feet
  6. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    1,090 feet
  7. Iba Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  8. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Webster Playground
    520 feet
  2. Bryan Park
    660 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    770 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Library Center Library
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center Career or business center
    1,200 feet
  3. Fordham Post Office
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,140 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 40 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 188th Street or Elm Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.