East 164th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue

East 164th Street and Rev James A Polite Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Schomburg Arts Garden is 40 feet away, and Bronx Regional High School is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Prospect Av/E 163 St · Bx17
Within a walk
28 places
16 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 164th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El 2 and El 5” (1992) by Michael Kelly Williams at the Intervale Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 163 St, 760 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 163 St Bx17 · Shelter
    760 feet
    Bx17
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Rogers Pl & E 165 St 19 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 414 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 164th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 164th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    160 feet
  2. Bronx Regional High School
    160 feet
  3. Pharos Academy Charter School
    940 feet
Show all 5
  1. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Schomburg Arts Garden
    40 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    50 feet
  3. Horseshoe Playground
    490 feet
Show all 7
  1. Behagen Playground
    940 feet
  2. Dawson Playground
    1,240 feet
  3. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,280 feet
  4. Wishing Well Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Christian Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  3. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 17 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 164th Street or Rev James A Polite 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.