Washington Avenue & East 189th Street

Washington Avenue and East 189th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. I.S. 254 is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 11 of them schools, and 35 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Fordham Plaza/Bus Terminal · Bx17
Within a walk
27 places
11 schools, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Washington Avenue & East 189th 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 Fordham Plaza/Bus Terminal, 510 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Plaza/Bus Terminal Bx17
    510 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 189th Street.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 189 St & Bathgate Ave 21 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4709 3rd Avenue Gas station
    820 feet
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 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 five 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 May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 118 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 189th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 189th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS DHCR MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Washington Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Washington Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYS DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 career or business centers
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 254 School
    180 feet
  2. Belmont Preparatory High School
    460 feet
  3. Bronx High School for Law and Community Service School
    460 feet
Show all 14
  1. Fordham High School for the Arts School
    460 feet
  2. Fordham Leadership Academy School
    460 feet
  3. Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy International High School (Kappa) School
    460 feet
  4. West Bronx Academy for the Future School
    460 feet
  5. Our Lady of Mt Carmel School
    590 feet
  6. Ucp of NYC - Harry H Gordon School
    590 feet
  7. Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  8. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    730 feet
  9. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    790 feet
  10. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    910 feet
  11. Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flood Triangle
    460 feet
  2. Webster Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Rose Hill Park
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    720 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fordham Post Office
    350 feet
  2. Bronx Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    910 feet
  3. NYC Business Solutions Bronx Center Career or business center
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 189th Street or Washington Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.