Longfellow Avenue & Home Street

Longfellow Avenue and Home Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Freeman Triangle is 200 feet away, and P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Whitlock Av
720 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av · Bx35
Within a walk
30 places
15 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & Home Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitlock Av 6
    720 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    1,300 feet
    2 5
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River View” (2010) by Barbara Grygutis at the Whitlock Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av Bx35
    210 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Longfellow Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Home St & Westchester Ave 21 docks in all
    560 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. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 132 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Home Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Home Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X811 School
    880 feet
  2. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    1,220 feet
  3. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    1,220 feet
Show all 6
  1. St John Chrysostom School
    1,240 feet
  2. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    1,250 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freeman Triangle
    200 feet
  2. Daniel Boone Playground
    750 feet
  3. Bryant Triangle
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Synergi Urban Garden
    990 feet
  2. Longfellow Playground
    1,040 feet
  3. Concrete Plant Park
    1,150 feet
  4. Freeman Garden
    1,200 feet
  5. Starlight Park
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 16 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 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.