Freeman Street & Simpson Street

Freeman Street and Simpson Street meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Freeman Garden is 640 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
320 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
280 feet
Southern Blvd/Freeman St · Bx19
Within a walk
28 places
17 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Freeman Street & Simpson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 320 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    320 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
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/Freeman St, 280 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/Freeman St Bx19
    280 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Freeman Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Freeman St & Southern Blvd 23 docks in all
    250 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 233 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of Freeman Street

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

East side of Simpson Street

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

West side of Simpson Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    460 feet
  2. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 134 George F. Bristow School
    970 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Model T Community Garden
    380 feet
  2. Synergi Urban Garden
    640 feet
  3. Freeman Garden
    640 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cordelia’s Garden
    650 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 17 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street or Simpson 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.