Marion Avenue & Dorothea Place

Marion Avenue and Dorothea Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bryan Park is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1937, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
East Fordham Rd/Decatur Av · Bx9, Bx22
Within a walk
15 places
3 religious buildings, 2 career or business centers and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marion Avenue & Dorothea Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Decatur Av, 690 feet away, for the Bx9 and Bx22.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Decatur Av Bx9, Bx22 · Shelter
    690 feet
    Bx9 Bx22
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx22 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Marion Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bainbridge Ave & E 193 St 27 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
15
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
82 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 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 1915 and 1937.

Since 2014 at least 89 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Redmond' American linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Marion Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Marion Avenue (west side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206377 and 211273.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    720 feet
  2. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  3. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fordham Bedford Lot-Busters Garden
    560 feet
  2. Bryan Park
    740 feet
  3. Rose Hill Park
    960 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    870 feet
  2. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Library Center Library
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    1,170 feet
  2. NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center Career or business center
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 Marion 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.