Hughes Avenue & East 188th Street

Hughes Avenue and East 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ciccarone Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av, is 960 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
960 feet
East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hughes Avenue & East 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av, 960 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
    960 feet
    Bx9 Bx12 Bx17 Bx22

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx12 …
  3. Bx17 …
  4. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Hughes Ave 21 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 609 East Fordham Road Gas station
    1,200 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 188th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Hughes Avenue

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

West side of Hughes Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 208083 and 212936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    1,220 feet
  2. Belmont Community Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
  3. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ciccarone Park
    40 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park Playground
    40 feet
  3. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    540 feet
Show all 4
  1. D'Auria-Murphy Triangle
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Library
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church House of worship
    350 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    550 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and 46 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 188th Street or Hughes Avenue.

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.