East 188th Street & Hoffman Street

East 188th Street and Hoffman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ciccarone Park is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, is 960 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 188th Street & Hoffman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, 960 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
    960 feet
    Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx12 …
  3. Bx17 …
  4. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Hughes Ave 21 docks in all
    510 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. 588 East Fordham Road Gas station
    1,160 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 eight 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 September 2024.

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
83 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Hoffman Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Hoffman Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205811 and 208828.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    710 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    800 feet
Show all 7
  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    800 feet
  2. Guardian Career Academy Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  3. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet
  4. I.S. 254 School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ciccarone Park
    330 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park Playground
    370 feet
  3. Flood Triangle
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    1,110 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 38 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 188th Street or Hoffman Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.