Southern Boulevard & East 187th Street

Southern Boulevard and East 187th Street meet at a three-way junction in Belmont, Bronx, at the edge of Bronx Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 5,306 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Astor Court, Bronx Zoo stands 750 feet away, built in 1903, and P.S. 205 Fiorello Laguardia is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Southern Blvd/E 187 St, is 60 feet away for the Bx9 and Bx19. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Southern Blvd/E 187 St · Bx9, Bx19
Within a walk
9 places
4 schools, 2 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & East 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/E 187 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx9 and Bx19.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 187 St Bx9, Bx19 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Bx9 Bx19
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 187th Street and Southern Boulevard.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 187 St 23 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 730 East Fordham Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,090 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 5,306 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 151st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,755 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Southbound on Southern Boulevard3,1481,728
Northbound on Southern Boulevard2,1581,027
Total5,3062,755

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont; the corner is on the edge of the Bronx Park area
Elevation
74 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM

South side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of Southern Boulevard

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

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built in 1903.

  1. Astor Court, Bronx Zoo Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 zoo or aquarium

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 205 Fiorello Laguardia School
    890 feet
  2. Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (Base) School
    1,040 feet
  3. Crotona International High School
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. High School for Energy and Technology School
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Park
    60 feet
  2. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2405 Southern Boulevard Older adult center
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 187th Street or Southern Boulevard.

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