Valentine Avenue & East 187th Street

Valentine Avenue and East 187th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 085 Great Expectations is 870 feet away, and Webster Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them trade or language schools, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
710 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Grand Concourse/E 187 St · Bx1, Bx2
Within a walk
19 places
7 trade or language schools, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Valentine Avenue & East 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 710 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    710 feet
    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. Fordham Rd 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 187 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 187 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter
    450 feet
    Bx1 Bx2
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tiebout Ave & E 184 St 18 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1.1 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
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
109 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 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 1931.

Since 2014 at least 95 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207266 and 214102.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Baroque Revival, and built between 1928 and 1929.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    480 feet
  2. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    760 feet
  3. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    760 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    870 feet
  2. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    890 feet
  3. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  4. Iba Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  5. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  6. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Slattery Playground
    1,020 feet
  2. Bryan Park
    1,270 feet
  3. Webster Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Baptist Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    380 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    330 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,000 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  3. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 38 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 187th Street or Valentine Avenue.

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