East 189th Street & Hoffman Street

East 189th Street and Hoffman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, is 540 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them schools, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
21 places
10 schools, 6 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 189th Street & Hoffman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St, 540 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Hoffman St Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
    540 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 189th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 189 St & Bathgate Ave 21 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 588 East Fordham Road Gas station
    740 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
88 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 189th Street

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

South side of East 189th 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 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Hoffman Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MIDNIGHT-5AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 213080.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    300 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    810 feet
Show all 11
  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    810 feet
  2. Belmont Preparatory High School
    980 feet
  3. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    980 feet
  4. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    980 feet
  5. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    980 feet
  6. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    980 feet
  7. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    980 feet
  8. I.S. 254 School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    650 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park
    740 feet
  3. Ciccarone Park Playground
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 22 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 189th 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.