Marion Avenue & East 197th Street

Marion Avenue and East 197th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Refuge Church is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1921 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Webster Av/E 197 St · Bx41
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Marion Avenue & East 197th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kingsbridge 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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/E 197 St, 610 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 197 St Bx41
    610 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Marion Avenue.

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Decatur Ave & E 197 St 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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 7
City Council district
15
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
119 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,000 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 1921 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 246 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Marion Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Marion Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./I.S. 54 School
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe School
    670 feet
  3. USA Beauty School International Trade or language school
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. Our Lady of Refuge School
    1,050 feet
  2. Unique Career Training Center Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  3. Concourse House Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Refuge Church House of worship
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 12 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 197th Street or 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.