Simpson Street & Fire Access Lane

Simpson Street and Fire Access Lane meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Black Joy Farm is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Simpson St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them parks, and 23 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Simpson St
530 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
E 163 St/Fox St · Bx6
Within a walk
13 places
3 parks, 2 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Simpson Street & Fire Access Lane Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Simpson St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Simpson St 2, 5
    530 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. Hunts Point Av 6
    1,130 feet
    6
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Renewal” (2008) by Lisa Amowitz at the Simpson St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 163 St/Fox St, 600 feet away, for the Bx6.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 163 St/Fox St Bx6
    600 feet
    Bx6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 165 St & Fox St 27 docks in all
    920 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1,310 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median 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 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 534 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Democracy Preparatory Endurance Charter School
    510 feet
  2. Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists School
    760 feet
  3. Democracy Prep Endurance Elementary School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. NY Healthcare School Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Black Joy Farm Garden
    190 feet
  2. Tiffany Playground
    1,030 feet
  3. Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Printers Park
    1,220 feet
  2. Benjamin Gladstone Square
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Del Valle Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Listed historic place
    630 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hunts Point Workforce1 Career Center Career or business center
    860 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Simpson Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.