Rev James A Polite Avenue & Chisholm Street

Rev James A Polite Avenue and Chisholm Street 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. The Engine 82/Ladder 31 firehouse is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
E 169 St/Intervale Av · Bx35
Within a walk
12 places
5 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Rev James A Polite Avenue & Chisholm Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    1,220 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 169 St/Intervale Av, 730 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Intervale Av Bx35
    730 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Freeman St & Reverend James A Polite Ave 19 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1365 Boston Road 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
    2.7 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 March 2026.

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
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Chisholm Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Chisholm Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Rev James A Polite Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 134 George F. Bristow School
    790 feet
  2. Metropolitan High School, The School
    1,130 feet
  3. Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cordelia’s Garden
    460 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    500 feet
  3. Rev J Polite Playground
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten 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 Chisholm Street or Rev James A Polite Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.