East 165th Street & Intervale Avenue

East 165th Street and Intervale Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pharos Academy Charter School is 300 feet away, and Greater Faith Baptist Church is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Westchester Av/Intervale Av · Bx4
Within a walk
34 places
16 religious buildings, 8 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    540 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. Simpson St 2, 5
    1,060 feet
    2 5
  2. Prospect Av 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 Westchester Av/Intervale Av, 640 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Intervale Av Bx4
    640 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 165th Street and Intervale Avenue.

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 349 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and January 2026, 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 parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 165th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place

Schools and child care

  1. Pharos Academy Charter School
    300 feet
  2. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    360 feet
  3. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    520 feet
Show all 11
  1. Bronx Regional High School
    520 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  3. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    960 feet
  4. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    1,100 feet
  5. Accion Academy School
    1,310 feet
  6. School of Performing Arts School
    1,310 feet
  7. South Bronx Classical Charter School
    1,310 feet
  8. South Bronx Classical Charter School V School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Horseshoe Playground
    210 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    530 feet
  3. Schomburg Arts Garden
    690 feet
Show all 6
  1. Tiffany Playground
    940 feet
  2. Rev J Polite Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. Behagen Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    630 feet
  2. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    950 feet
  3. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    810 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 26 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 165th Street or Intervale Avenue.

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