Longfellow Avenue & Aldus Street

Longfellow Avenue and Aldus Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Longfellow Playground is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunts Point Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them playgrounds, and two places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hunts Point Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,180 feet
Southern Blvd/Aldus St · Bx5, Bx19
Within a walk
15 places
4 playgrounds, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & Aldus Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hunts Point Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hunts Point Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/Aldus St, 1,180 feet away, for the Bx5 and Bx19.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/Aldus St Bx5, Bx19
    1,180 feet
    Bx5 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx5 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Longfellow Avenue.

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Longfellow Ave & E 165 St 21 docks in all
    740 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1163 Garrison 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

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
47 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 265 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 101 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Aldus Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Aldus Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Longfellow Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 park features
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program X Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery School
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lyons Square Playground
    50 feet
  2. Longfellow Playground
    750 feet
  3. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    790 feet
Show all 11
  1. Printers Park
    820 feet
  2. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    850 feet
  3. Concrete Plant Park
    970 feet
  4. Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden (Garden of Eden) Garden
    1,000 feet
  5. Garrison Park
    1,140 feet
  6. Printers Park Playground (North Area) Playground
    1,240 feet
  7. Hoppers in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    1,250 feet
  8. Silos in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and nine 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Aldus Street or Longfellow 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.