Valentine Avenue & East 188th Street

Valentine Avenue and East 188th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Loew's Paradise Theater, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 680 feet away, and Poe Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about a minute on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
320 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
29 places
9 religious buildings, 9 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Valentine Avenue & East 188th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    320 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. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av, 500 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Valentine Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    500 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 188th Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 188 St & Creston Ave 33 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 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 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

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
108 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 1928.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

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

North side of East 188th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 188th Street

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

East side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Valentine Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207267, 212708, 212709, 214102 and 216459.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Art Deco. They were built between 1928 and 1938.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. Apple Bank Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    200 feet
  2. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    380 feet
  3. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    520 feet
Show all 13
  1. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    570 feet
  3. Iba Trade or language school
    650 feet
  4. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    810 feet
  5. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    840 feet
  6. Ultissima Beauty Institute Trade or language school
    1,080 feet
  7. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  8. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    1,220 feet
  9. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    1,250 feet
  10. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bryan Park
    890 feet
  2. Muller Triangle
    1,020 feet
  3. Webster Playground
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Poe Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Bryan Park Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    510 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    620 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 33 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 188th Street or Valentine Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.