Webster Avenue & East 197th Street

Webster Avenue and East 197th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bedford Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Saint John's Hall, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about eight minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. A bus lane runs along Webster Avenue, all day.

Safety record
15 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Webster Av/E 197 St · Bx41
Within a walk
8 places
2 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Webster Avenue & East 197th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.4 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 197 St, 30 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 197 St Bx41
    30 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Decatur Ave & E 197 St 19 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Southern Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3057A Webster Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 254 East 203rd Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2022
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, 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
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 194 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 197th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Webster Avenue

  • Time-limited parking 2 signs 1 HOUR PARKING 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Gothic Revival, and built between 1840 and 1845.

  1. Saint John's Church Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. Saint John's Hall Designated landmark
    680 feet
  3. Alumni House Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. USA Beauty School International Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 54 School
    410 feet
  3. Unique Career Training Center Trade or language school
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Marc Academy and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rose Hill Park
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    920 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 197th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.