East 167th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue

East 167th Street and Rev James A Polite 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. Greater Faith Baptist Church is 130 feet away, and Schomburg Arts Garden is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 167th Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Intervale Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
Prospect Av/E 166 St · Bx17
Within a walk
28 places
12 religious buildings, 7 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 167th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.5 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 Prospect Av/E 166 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 166 St Bx17
    390 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 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

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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 105 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 167th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 167th Street

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

East side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 community center

Schools and child care

  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    340 feet
  2. Metropolitan High School, The School
    680 feet
  3. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. Bronx Latin School
    880 feet
  2. Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
    880 feet
  3. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    900 feet
  4. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    1,230 feet
  5. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    1,310 feet
  6. Bronx Regional High School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    210 feet
  2. Behagen Playground
    830 feet
  3. Horseshoe Playground
    1,010 feet
Show all 6
  1. Schomburg Arts Garden
    1,070 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    1,220 feet
  3. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    130 feet
  2. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    830 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 167th Street or Rev James A Polite 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.