East 165th Street & Whitlock Avenue

East 165th Street and Whitlock Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hoppers in Concrete Plant Park is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
14 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Whitlock Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
Westchester Av/Whitlock Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
10 places
3 parks, 3 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitlock Av 6
    760 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River View” (2010) by Barbara Grygutis at the Whitlock Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Whitlock Av, 850 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Whitlock Av Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
    850 feet
    Bx4 Bx4A Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Longfellow Ave & E 165 St 21 docks in all
    380 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. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 265 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 165th Street

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

South side of East 165th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Whitlock Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Whitlock Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program X Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    700 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoppers in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    370 feet
  2. Longfellow Playground
    370 feet
  3. Silos in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    380 feet
Show all 8
  1. Lyons Square Playground
    930 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    1,020 feet
  3. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,210 feet
  4. Concrete Plant Park
    1,280 feet
  5. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and nine 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 165th Street or Whitlock 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.