East 196th Street & Parkview Terrace

East 196th Street and Parkview Terrace meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 340 is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them schools, and 15 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
690 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Jerome Av/E 196 St · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
8 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 196th Street & Parkview Terrace Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    690 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    860 feet
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/E 196 St, 70 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/E 196 St Bx28, Bx38
    70 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W 195 St 32 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer 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 June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
139 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 320 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2022 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Parkview Terrace

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Parkview Terrace

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

  1. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Bronx Charter School II School
    260 feet
  2. P.S. 340 School
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. James Park
    1,190 feet
  2. St James Park Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Eighth Regiment Armory (Kingsbridge Armory) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 196th Street or Parkview Terrace.

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.