East 205th Street & Villa Avenue

East 205th Street and Villa Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Qsac Inc Day School Bronx is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Park Blvd
850 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Jerome Av/E 205 St · Bx10
Within a walk
12 places
3 religious buildings, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 205th Street & Villa Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    850 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. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/E 205 St, 310 feet away, for the Bx10.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/E 205 St Bx10
    310 feet
    Bx10

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 205 St 19 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2985 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
133 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 606 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 205th Street

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

South side of East 205th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Villa Avenue

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

West side of Villa Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Qsac Inc Day School Bronx School
    730 feet
  2. St Philip Neri School
    780 feet
  3. QSAC Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harris Park
    1,010 feet
  2. Risse Street Park
    1,150 feet
  3. Risse Street Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Concourse Yard Substation (IND) Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Concourse Yard Entry Buildings (IND) Listed historic place
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philip Neri Church House of worship
    930 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford Park Multi-Service Center for Senior Citizens Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    490 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 205th Street or Villa 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.