Home Street & Simpson Street

Home Street and Simpson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Synergi Urban Garden is 620 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
820 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
Southern Blvd/E 167 St · Bx19
Within a walk
25 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Home Street & Simpson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 820 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    820 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
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.4 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/E 167 St, 790 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 167 St Bx19
    790 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 169 St & Fox St 19 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.6 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
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Home Street

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

South side of Home Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Simpson Street

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

West side of Simpson Street

  • No parking 7 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 25 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  2. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    820 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,040 feet
Show all 5
  1. St John Chrysostom School
    1,120 feet
  2. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Synergi Urban Garden
    620 feet
  2. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    750 feet
  3. Freeman Garden
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    860 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    990 feet
  3. Rev J Polite Playground
    1,110 feet
  4. Cordelia’s Garden
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    500 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    710 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 19 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 Home Street or Simpson Street.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.