Valentine Avenue & Miriam Street
Valentine Avenue and Miriam Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Refuge Church is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Kingsbridge Rd B, D560 feetB D
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- B …
- D …
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- D …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Park Blvd B, D0.4 milesB D
- Kingsbridge Rd 40.4 miles4
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Valentine Av/E 196 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx34.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Valentine Av/E 196 St Bx34390 feetBx34
Next buses at this stop
- Bx34 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 196 St & Valentine Ave 25 docks in all310 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10458
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 15
- Police precinct
- 52
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bedford Park
- Elevation
- 133 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1922 and 1929.
Since 2014 at least 208 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Miriam Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Miriam Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Valentine Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Refuge School700 feet
- P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe School840 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Refuge Church House of worship590 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 24 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:
- Valentine Avenue & East 196th Street 260 feet
- Valentine Avenue & East 197th Street 350 feet
- Briggs Avenue & East 196th Street 510 feet
- Briggs Avenue & East 197th Street 610 feet
- Grand Concourse & East 196th Street 630 feet
- Valentine Avenue & East 198th Street 670 feet
- Bainbridge Avenue & East 196th Street 760 feet
- Bainbridge Avenue & East 197th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Valentine Avenue.