Jerome Avenue & Bedford Park Boulevard West

Jerome Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard West meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lehman College Library is 740 feet away, and Harris Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

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Jerome Avenue & Bedford Park Boulevard West Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 4
    190 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    590 feet
    B D
  2. Mosholu Pkwy 4
    0.5 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community Garden” (2006) by Andrea Dezsö at the Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Park Blvd/Jerome Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx10, Bx25, Bx26, Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd/Jerome Av Bx10, Bx25, Bx26, Bx28 +1 · Countdown sign
    60 feet
    Bx10 Bx25 Bx26 Bx28 Bx38
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. Bx25 …
  3. Bx26 …
  4. Bx28 …
  5. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & Bedford Park Blvd E 25 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2947 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    160 feet
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
131 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 174 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the overcup oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bedford Park Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Bedford Park Boulevard

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 6 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • Electric vehicle charging only 1 sign ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-9AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205590 and 211979.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. CUNY Lehman College
    740 feet
  2. Lil Inventors Grand Concourse Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. St Philip Neri School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Harris Park
    830 feet
  2. Harris Playground
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lehman College Library Research library
    740 feet
  2. Concourse Yard Substation (IND) Listed historic place
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philip Neri Church House of worship
    480 feet
  2. St Samuel Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 13 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.