Washington Avenue & East 186th Street

Washington Avenue and East 186th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 3 Av/Washington Av, is 200 feet away for the Bx15, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 186th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Washington Av, 200 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/Washington Av Bx15
    200 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 187 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4643 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Belmont
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 122 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 186th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 186th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    300 feet
  2. P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling School
    720 feet
  3. I.S. 254 School
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    1,160 feet
  2. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    500 feet
  2. Washington Park Playground
    700 feet
  3. Washington Park
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Webster Playground
    1,030 feet
  2. Thorpe Family Playground
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    920 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    340 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

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.