Jerome Avenue & East 198th Street

Jerome Avenue and East 198th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 11 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

Safety record
11 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Jerome Av/Morris Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
2 places
2 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jerome Avenue & East 198th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D
  2. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    0.3 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 Jerome Av/Morris Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jerome Av/Morris Av Bx28, Bx38
    130 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & E 198 St 20 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    720 feet
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 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
136 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 371 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 198th Street

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

South side of East 198th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Jerome Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    150 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 198th Street or Jerome Avenue.

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