Freeman Street & Whitlock Avenue

Freeman 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. Freeman Triangle is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1931, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Whitlock Av
360 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Westchester Av/Whitlock Av · Bx4, Bx4A, Bx27
Within a walk
19 places
9 religious buildings, 4 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Freeman Street & Whitlock Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Elder 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, 310 feet away, for the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx4A …
  3. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    400 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. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 63 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Whitlock Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 2 park features
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 nature area
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Daniel Boone Playground
    130 feet
  2. Concrete Plant Park
    630 feet
  3. Freeman Triangle
    660 feet
Show all 9
  1. Starlight Park
    680 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    950 feet
  3. Bronx River Trail Nature area
    1,130 feet
  4. Longfellow Playground
    1,140 feet
  5. Silos in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    1,170 feet
  6. Hoppers in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street, Sheridan Boulevard 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.