Hoe Avenue & West Farms Road

Hoe Avenue and West Farms Road meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. A designated landmark, 62nd Police Precinct Station House, stands 490 feet away, and Synergi Urban Garden is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
West Farms Rd/Hoe Av · Bx27
Within a walk
26 places
8 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hoe Avenue & West Farms Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    760 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. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.3 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 West Farms Rd/Hoe Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx27.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Farms Rd/Hoe Av Bx27
    40 feet
    Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 45 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Southern Blvd 21 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.4 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
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

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)
Longwood
Elevation
60 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hoe Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Hoe Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of West Farms Road

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

South side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

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
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    590 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    660 feet
  3. Bold Charter School Annex School
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,160 feet
  2. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    60 feet
  2. Printers Park
    480 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    550 feet
Show all 11
  1. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    730 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    840 feet
  3. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    910 feet
  4. Longfellow Playground
    1,070 feet
  5. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    1,120 feet
  6. Synergi Urban Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,280 feet
  8. Tiffany Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    420 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 35 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hoe Avenue or West Farms Road.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.