Valentine Avenue & East 202nd Street

Valentine Avenue and East 202nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bedford Park Multi-Service Center for Senior Citizens is 640 feet away, and Bainbridge Garden is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, six of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Park Blvd
720 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Grand Concourse/E 203 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
14 places
6 religious buildings, 3 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Valentine Avenue & East 202nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    720 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. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 203 St, 740 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 203 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4 · Shelter
    740 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 201 St & Briggs Ave 19 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2947 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1,290 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
11 and 14 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bedford Park
Elevation
129 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 663 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 202nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 202nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Valentine Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Valentine Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Shingle Style, and built between 1891 and 1892.

  1. Bedford Park Congregational Church Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx II School
    520 feet
  2. P.S. 008 Isaac Varian School
    590 feet
  3. St Philip Neri School
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lil Inventors Grand Concourse Blvd Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mosholu Playground
    690 feet
  2. Bainbridge Garden
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philip Neri Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Bedford Park Congregation Church House of worship
    890 feet
  3. St Samuel Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bedford Park Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bedford Park Multi-Service Center for Senior Citizens Older adult center
    640 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 27/Engine 79/Ladder 37 Fire station
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 202nd 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.