Longfellow Avenue & Whitlock Avenue

Longfellow Avenue and Whitlock Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden (Garden of Eden) is 850 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 13 public places, four of them parks, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Hunts Point Av
1,240 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Bruckner Blvd/Bronx River Av · Bx5
Within a walk
13 places
4 parks, 3 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longfellow Avenue & Whitlock Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Hunts Point Av, 1,240 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hunts Point Av 6
    1,240 feet
    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 Bruckner Blvd/Bronx River Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx5.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bruckner Blvd/Bronx River Av Bx5
    0.3 miles
    Bx5

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx5 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Longfellow Avenue and Whitlock Avenue.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Longfellow Ave & E 165 St 21 docks in all
    990 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
    0.4 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
    2.8 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 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

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

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 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 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Longfellow Avenue

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

West side of Longfellow Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Whitlock Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 parks
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

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

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lyons Square Playground
    120 feet
  2. Concrete Plant Park
    760 feet
  3. Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden (Garden of Eden) Garden
    850 feet
Show all 10
  1. Garrison Park
    930 feet
  2. Longfellow Playground
    990 feet
  3. New Hoe Avenue Garden
    1,030 feet
  4. Printers Park
    1,060 feet
  5. Printers Park Playground (South Area) Playground
    1,090 feet
  6. Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square
    1,210 feet
  7. Bryant Hill Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 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 ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Longfellow Avenue or Whitlock Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.