Longfellow Avenue & West Farms Road

Longfellow Avenue and West Farms Road meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. X811 is 770 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 31 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Whitlock Av
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av · Bx35
Within a walk
31 places
16 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & West Farms Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitlock Av 6
    830 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
    1,180 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, 100 feet away, for the Bx35.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Longfellow Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West Farms Rd & Boone Ave 20 docks in all
    630 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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.

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
  • One of the streets is 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 142 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of West Farms Road

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

West side of West Farms Road

  • 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 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X811 School
    770 feet
  2. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    1,110 feet
  3. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    1,110 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    1,140 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    1,250 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freeman Triangle
    90 feet
  2. Daniel Boone Playground
    640 feet
  3. Bryant Triangle
    940 feet
Show all 8
  1. Synergi Urban Garden
    1,010 feet
  2. Longfellow Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. Freeman Garden
    1,210 feet
  4. Concrete Plant Park
    1,260 feet
  5. Starlight Park
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 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 17 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Longfellow Avenue or West Farms Road.

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.