East Fordham Road & East 188th Street

East Fordham Road and East 188th Street meet at a three-way junction in Fordham Heights, Bronx. The corner is also named Dr. Michael Lancelot Marcano Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Muller Triangle is 420 feet away, and Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
470 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
East Fordham Rd/Walton Av · Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
27 places
8 trade or language schools, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Fordham Road & East 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    470 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. Fordham Rd 4
    470 feet
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Walton Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx12 SBS.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Walton Av Bx12 SBS · Shelter
    330 feet
    Bx12 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

East Fordham Road carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 12pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Creston Ave 33 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    910 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
123 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Dr. Michael Lancelot Marcano Way, a co-naming enacted on March 7, 2012 (Local Law 14 of 2012).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1921 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 326 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Dr. Michael Lancelot Marcano Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on East 188th Street (south side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 7pm on East Fordham Road (south side).

North side of East 188th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East Fordham Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206947, 213452 and 213453.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Italian Baroque Revival, one each, and built between 1864 and 1929.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  3. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    760 feet
Show all 14
  1. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    510 feet
  2. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    780 feet
  4. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    820 feet
  5. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    870 feet
  6. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    920 feet
  7. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  8. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  9. Monroe University College
    1,050 feet
  10. Iba Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  11. Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Muller Triangle
    420 feet
  2. St. James Park
    880 feet
  3. New Beginnings Community Garden
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    370 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    430 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    920 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 188th Street or East Fordham Road.

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 Records, 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.