Washington Avenue & East 187th Street

Washington Avenue and East 187th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Fordham Post Office is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
3 Av/Washington Av · Bx15
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 187th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/Washington Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 187 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    160 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
    240 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 172 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 187th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 2 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 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. I.S. 254 School
    670 feet
  3. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    910 feet
Show all 13
  1. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    910 feet
  2. P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling School
    970 feet
  3. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  4. Belmont Preparatory High School
    1,220 feet
  5. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    1,220 feet
  6. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    1,220 feet
  7. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    1,220 feet
  8. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    1,220 feet
  9. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    1,220 feet
  10. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    250 feet
  2. Webster Playground
    780 feet
  3. Washington Park Playground
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Washington Park
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    430 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 7/Engine 48/Ladder 56 Fire station
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    90 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 30 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 of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 187th Street or Washington 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.