East 167th Street & Fox Street

East 167th Street and Fox Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. The corner is also named Fort Apache Youth Center Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Paradise on Earth Community Garden is 40 feet away, and Greater Faith Baptist Church is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
E 167 St/Southern Blvd · Bx35
Within a walk
26 places
10 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 167th Street & Fox Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    1,160 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. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 167 St/Southern Blvd, 520 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 167 St/Southern Blvd Bx35
    520 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 167th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 169 St & Fox St 19 docks in all
    280 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
49 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Fort Apache Youth Center Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 83 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Fort Apache Youth Center Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 167th Street

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

South side of East 167th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Fox Street

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

West side of Fox Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    380 feet
  2. Bold Charter School Annex School
    980 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
Show all 8
  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,060 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    1,110 feet
  3. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    1,200 feet
  4. Metropolitan High School, The School
    1,240 feet
  5. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    410 feet
  3. Tiffany Playground
    570 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    1,070 feet
  2. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    610 feet
  2. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    710 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 19 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 167th 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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.