East 208th Street & Kossuth Avenue

East 208th Street and Kossuth Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House is 860 feet away, and Williamsbridge Oval Playground is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Mosholu Pkwy, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, three of them schools, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Mosholu Pkwy
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North · Bx10, BX95
Within a walk
17 places
3 schools, 2 hospitals and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 208th Street & Kossuth Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Mosholu Pkwy, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    1,090 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Woodlawn
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Norwood-205 St D
    0.4 miles
    D
  2. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Metromorphosis/Birth of a Station” (2008) by Corinne Grondahl at the Mosholu Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North, 870 feet away, for the Bx10 and BX95.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/East Mosholu Pkwy North Bx10, BX95
    870 feet
    Bx10 BX95

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. BX95 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Steuben Ave & E 210 St 20 docks in all
    650 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3276 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3500 Dekalb Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Norwood
Elevation
161 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 1925 and 1927.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 208th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 208th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Kossuth Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Kossuth Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 hospitals
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School
    460 feet
  2. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. J.H.S. 080 the Mosholu Parkway School
    990 feet
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  1. P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway School
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Kossuth Playground
    590 feet
  2. Risse Street Park
    1,010 feet
  3. Risse Street Community Garden
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Williamsbridge Oval Park · listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Oval Playground
    1,200 feet

Health care

  1. North Central Bronx Hospital
    530 feet
  2. Montefiore Medical Center - Henry & Lucy Moses DIV Hospital
    930 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Bronx History at Valentine Varian House Museum
    860 feet
  2. Valentine Varian House Historic site
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3450 Dekalb Avenue Older adult center
    1,000 feet
  2. Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    950 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,190 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 208th Street or Kossuth 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.