Grand Avenue & West 188th Street

Grand Avenue and West 188th Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Monroe University is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
West Fordham Rd/University Av · Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
15 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & West 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd 4
    1,040 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D
  2. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Patriasana, Wholesomeland” (2005) by Moses Ros at the Fordham Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Fordham Rd/University Av, 710 feet away, for the Bx12 SBS.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Fordham Rd/University Av Bx12 SBS
    710 feet
    Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Ave & W Fordham Rd 22 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 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.

  • 1 person 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
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
117 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 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 1920 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 170 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Grand Avenue (east side).

West side of Grand Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 188th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West 188th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 203944 and 210659.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lil Inventors Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    620 feet
  2. Lil Inventors Child Care Aqueduct Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. Monroe University College
    810 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    140 feet
  2. New Beginnings Community Garden
    610 feet
  3. Devoe Park
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Davidson Avenue Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  2. Devoe Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. University Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    420 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    1,040 feet
  2. St Nicholas of Tolentine RC Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,040 feet
  2. St James Recreation Center
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    480 feet

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 15 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Grand Avenue or West 188th Street.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.