East 212th Street & Dekalb Avenue

East 212th Street and Dekalb Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Norwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Sachkerah Woods Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodlawn, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places and 14 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Woodlawn
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Bainbridge Av/E 212 St · Bx16, Bx34, BxM4
Within a walk
10 places
1 community center, 1 day care or pre-K site and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 212th Street & Dekalb Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Woodlawn, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. Woodlawn 4
    1,300 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Children at Play” (2005) by Josie Gonzalez Albright at the Woodlawn station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bainbridge Av/E 212 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bainbridge Av/E 212 St Bx16, Bx34, BxM4
    450 feet
    Bx16 Bx34 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …
  2. Bx34 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bainbridge Ave & E 211 St 20 docks in all
    950 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
169 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,800 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 1926 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2014 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Dekalb Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Dekalb Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 213793.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Bronx Dance Academy School
    1,040 feet
  3. Roshe Institute for Dental Office TR Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Meadow in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    310 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Park
    340 feet
  3. Sachkerah Woods Playground
    870 feet

Health care

  1. Bainbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodlawn Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    970 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mosholu Montefiore Community Center
    930 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3450 Dekalb Avenue Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dekalb Avenue or East 212th Street.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.