Longfellow Avenue & Lowell Street

Longfellow Avenue and Lowell Street meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lyons Square Playground is 1,020 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 15 public places, four of them parks, and eight places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Whitlock Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Westchester Av/Bryant Av · Bx4
Within a walk
15 places
4 parks, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & Lowell Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Freeman 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 Westchester Av/Bryant Av, 560 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Bryant Av Bx4
    560 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Longfellow Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Longfellow Avenue

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

North side of Lowell Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of Lowell Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 park features
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program X Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Longfellow Playground
    40 feet
  2. Bryant Triangle
    400 feet
  3. Silos in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    760 feet
Show all 9
  1. Hoppers in Concrete Plant Park Park feature
    850 feet
  2. Lyons Square Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    1,180 feet
  4. Freeman Triangle
    1,200 feet
  5. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,230 feet
  6. Concrete Plant Park
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 12 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Longfellow Avenue or Lowell Street.

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.