East 165th Street & Fox Street

East 165th Street and Fox Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Tiffany Playground is 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crashes
0 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Westchester Av/Simpson St · Bx4
Within a walk
29 places
10 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 165th Street & Fox Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    240 feet
    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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    1,020 feet
    2 5
  2. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Renewal” (2008) by Lisa Amowitz at the Simpson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Simpson St, 220 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Simpson St Bx4
    220 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 165th Street.

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 165 St & Fox St 27 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
62 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 478 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and February 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 165th Street

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

South side of East 165th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Fox Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Fox Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 219331.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built between 1912 and 1914.

  1. 62nd Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    140 feet
  2. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    280 feet
  3. Accion Academy School
    790 feet
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  1. School of Performing Arts School
    790 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School
    790 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School V School
    790 feet
  4. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    810 feet
  5. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  6. Pharos Academy Charter School
    1,130 feet
  7. Bold Charter School Annex School
    1,130 feet
  8. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tiffany Playground
    150 feet
  2. Printers Park
    900 feet
  3. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    920 feet
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  1. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    960 feet
  2. Horseshoe Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Black Joy Farm Garden
    1,070 feet
  4. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    940 feet
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 29 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 165th Street or Fox Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.