East Fordham Road & Valentine Avenue

East Fordham Road and Valentine Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Apple Bank stands 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, nine of them trade or language schools, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
33 hurt
46 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
310 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
30 places
9 trade or language schools, 8 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Fordham Road & Valentine Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    310 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
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    40 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tiebout Ave & E Fordham Rd 31 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 33 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
129 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 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 1915 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 303 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Fordham Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East Fordham Road

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-7PM

West side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204199 and 212709.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco. They were built between 1932 and 1938.

  1. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    250 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Iba Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    170 feet
  3. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 13
  1. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    400 feet
  4. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    590 feet
  5. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    680 feet
  6. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  7. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    970 feet
  8. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  9. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    1,150 feet
  10. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryan Park
    400 feet
  2. Muller Triangle
    620 feet
  3. Poe Park
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Poe Park Playground
    1,030 feet
  2. St. James Park
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Library Center Library
    860 feet
  2. Poe Cottage Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Bronx Baptist Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
Show all 4
  1. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    620 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,200 feet
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 36 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Fordham Road or Valentine Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.