Intervale Avenue & Freeman Street

Intervale Avenue and Freeman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Model T Community Garden is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
460 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Southern Blvd/Freeman St · Bx19
Within a walk
27 places
14 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Intervale Avenue & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 460 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    460 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, 420 feet away, for the Bx19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 25 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
    380 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
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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 four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Freeman Street

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

South side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Intervale Avenue

  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    590 feet
  2. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. P.S. 134 George F. Bristow School
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. Little Scholars Early Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Model T Community Garden
    250 feet
  2. Cordelia’s Garden
    520 feet
  3. Synergi Urban Garden
    770 feet
Show all 6
  1. Freeman Garden
    770 feet
  2. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,290 feet
  3. Rev J Polite Playground
    1,300 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 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 15 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street or Intervale 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.