Exterior Street & West Fordham Road

Exterior Street and West Fordham Road meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fordham Landing Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
West Fordham Rd/Cedar Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
1 place
1 playground, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Exterior Street & West Fordham Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 207 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Fordham Rd/Cedar Av, 500 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Fordham Rd/Cedar Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    500 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sedgwick Ave & Hall of Fame Terrace 19 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    360 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham

Homes

About 600 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 136 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Exterior Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Exterior Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Exterior Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Exterior Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West Fordham Road

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West Fordham Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated University Heights Bridge (620 feet).

  1. University Heights Bridge Designated landmark
    620 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fordham Landing Playground
    850 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Exterior Street or West Fordham Road.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.