East 165th Street & Hoe Avenue

East 165th Street and Hoe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Printers Park Playground (North Area) is 310 feet away, and Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
650 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Westchester Av/Hoe Av · Bx4
Within a walk
24 places
7 religious buildings, 5 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 165th Street & Hoe Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    650 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. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 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/Hoe Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Hoe Av Bx4
    120 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Southern Blvd 21 docks in all
    330 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 165th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 165th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Hoe Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Hoe Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 4 parks
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    910 feet
  3. Bold Charter School Annex School
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,050 feet
  2. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    140 feet
  2. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    310 feet
  3. Printers Park
    370 feet
Show all 10
  1. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    660 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    800 feet
  3. Longfellow Playground
    820 feet
  4. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    880 feet
  5. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    980 feet
  6. Tiffany Playground
    1,180 feet
  7. Lyons Square Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    510 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    280 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare 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 24 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 165th Street or Hoe 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, NYCHA, 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.