East 169th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue

East 169th Street and Rev James A Polite Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 82/Ladder 31 firehouse is 410 feet away, and Greater Faith Baptist Church is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
E 169 St/Intervale Av · Bx35
Within a walk
20 places
10 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 169th Street & Rev James A Polite Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Intervale Av, 250 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Intervale Av Bx35
    250 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Freeman St & Reverend James A Polite Ave 19 docks in all
    840 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. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

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

North side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 169th Street

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

East side of Lyman Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lyman Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan High School, The School
    650 feet
  2. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 134 George F. Bristow School
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    500 feet
  2. Cordelia’s Garden
    940 feet
  3. Model T Community Garden
    980 feet
Show all 4
  1. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 169th Street, Lyman Place or Rev James A Polite Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.