Hughes Avenue & East 189th Street

Hughes Avenue and East 189th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av, is 550 feet away for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av · Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hughes Avenue & East 189th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av, 550 feet away, for the Bx9, Bx12, Bx17 and Bx22.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Hughes Av Bx9, Bx12, Bx17, Bx22
    550 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 189th Street.

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven 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 March 2026.

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
75 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 189th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 189th 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 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Hughes Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204895 and 210015.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    810 feet
  2. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Belmont Little Farmers Garden
    130 feet
  2. Ciccarone Park
    440 feet
  3. Ciccarone Park Playground
    450 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center Library
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    690 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    950 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  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 41 places to eat and 25 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 189th 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.