Valentine Avenue & East 203rd Street

Valentine Avenue and East 203rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx II is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Park Blvd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Park Blvd
470 feet · 2 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Grand Concourse/E 203 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Valentine Avenue & East 203rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Park Blvd, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Park Blvd B, D
    470 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
    0.4 miles
    4
  2. Norwood-205 St D
    0.5 miles
    D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 203 St, 490 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 203 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4 · Shelter
    490 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
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 203 St 26 docks in all
    490 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. 2985 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
117 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 683 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 203rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 203rd 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

West side of Valentine Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx II School
    270 feet
  2. St Philip Neri School
    660 feet
  3. P.S. 008 Isaac Varian School
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mosholu Playground
    660 feet
  2. Bainbridge Garden
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Philip Neri Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. Bedford Park Congregation Church House of worship
    1,140 feet
  3. St Samuel Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 203rd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.