Grand Avenue & West Fordham Road

Grand Avenue and West Fordham Road meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 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. Aqueduct Walk is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
22 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
West Fordham Rd/University Av · Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Avenue & West Fordham Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd 4
    590 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
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. 183 St 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, 260 feet away, for the Bx12 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.5 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
    1,080 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 22 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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, December 2016
  • Turn calming, April 2021

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
124 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 1920 and 1926.

Since 2014 at least 41 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 7pm on West Fordham Road (south side).

East side of Grand Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Grand Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West Fordham Road

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 203944, 207023, 210660 and 214299.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Saint Dominic's Family Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  3. St Dominic's Home - Torch School
    1,080 feet
Show all 11
  1. Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. Lil Inventors Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  3. Tolentine Zeiser Early Learn Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  4. Lil Inventors Child Care Aqueduct Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  5. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    1,130 feet
  6. Monroe University College
    1,150 feet
  7. Brilla Caritas Charter School
    1,190 feet
  8. Brilla Pax Charter School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    150 feet
  2. Devoe Park
    520 feet
  3. Davidson Avenue Community Garden
    580 feet
Show all 5
  1. Devoe Park Playground
    810 feet
  2. New Beginnings Community Garden
    940 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Nicholas of Tolentine RC Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    1,230 feet
Show all 4
  1. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    60 feet

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Grand Avenue or West Fordham Road.

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