Intervale Avenue & Home Street

Intervale Avenue and Home Street meet at a three-way junction in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 82/Ladder 31 firehouse is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
E 169 St/Intervale Av · Bx35
Within a walk
22 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Intervale Avenue & Home Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    1,250 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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Intervale Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Intervale Av Bx35
    300 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Intervale Ave & Kelly St 20 docks in all
    600 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
    0.4 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 155 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

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

North side of Home Street

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

South side of Home Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Intervale Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan High School, The School
    770 feet
  2. P.S. 150 Charles James Fox School
    1,030 feet
  3. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    500 feet
  2. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    760 feet
  3. Model T Community Garden
    1,050 feet
Show all 7
  1. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Tiffany Playground
    1,210 feet
  3. Synergi Urban Garden
    1,220 feet
  4. Cordelia’s Garden
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 15 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Home Street or Intervale Avenue.

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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.