Webster Avenue & East 189th Street

Webster Avenue and East 189th Street meet at a three-way junction in Fordham Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Mercy Church is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about six minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 45 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Webster Avenue, all day.

Safety record
18 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Webster Av/E 189 St · Bx41
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 6 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Webster Avenue & East 189th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.3 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 Webster Av/E 189 St, 50 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 189 St Bx41
    50 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Webster Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 189 St 30 docks in all
    440 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
    1,150 feet
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2013
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10458
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
46 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fordham Heights
Elevation
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to five travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 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 1911 and 1931.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Siberian elm and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Webster Avenue (west side).

North side of East 189th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 189th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Webster Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206441, 208554 and 212668.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2490-2500 Webster Avenue Pre-K center
    280 feet
  2. Jonas Bronck Academy School
    440 feet
  3. I.S. 254 School
    1,070 feet
Show all 8
  1. Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies at 2512 Marion Avenue Pre-K center
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 085 Great Expectations School
    1,160 feet
  3. D'Jesus Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,200 feet
  4. Concourse House Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  5. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Webster Playground
    350 feet
  2. Rose Hill Park
    680 feet
  3. Flood Triangle
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bryan Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Fordham Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    560 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Mercy Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Bronx Baptist Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 189th Street or Webster 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.