West 195th Street & Claflin Avenue

West 195th Street and Claflin Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Washington's Walk is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, ten of them schools, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
Reservoir Av/W 195 St · Bx22, Bx32
Within a walk
21 places
10 schools, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 195th Street & Claflin Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    0.5 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Reservoir Av/W 195 St, 570 feet away, for the Bx22 and Bx32.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Reservoir Av/W 195 St Bx22, Bx32
    570 feet
    Bx22 Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx22 …
  2. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Eames Pl & Claflin Ave 20 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2590 Bailey Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2 Bedford Park Boulevard West Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
14
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village
Elevation
161 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 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 1924 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 45 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Claflin Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Claflin Avenue

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of West 195th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of West 195th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

  1. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 7 School
    550 feet
  2. P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights School
    730 feet
  3. American Dream Charter School II School
    970 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 340 School
    1,160 feet
  2. St. Jemuel Group Family Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  3. Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The School
    1,280 feet
  4. Discovery High School
    1,280 feet
  5. High School for Teaching and the Professions School
    1,280 feet
  6. International School for Liberal Arts School
    1,280 feet
  7. Kingsbridge International High School
    1,280 feet
  8. P.S. 315 Lab School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington's Walk Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Strong Street Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Major General John R Brown Triangle
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Barnhill Square
    1,170 feet
  2. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,080 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jerome Park Library
    500 feet
  2. Eighth Regiment Armory (Kingsbridge Armory) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Fordham Manor Church House of worship
    780 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Claflin Avenue or West 195th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.