Southern Boulevard & Freeman Street

Southern Boulevard and Freeman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School is 180 feet away, and Field Of Dreams Court is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Southern Blvd/Freeman St · Bx19
Within a walk
34 places
20 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    90 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. Whitlock Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 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 Southern Blvd/Freeman St, 20 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/Freeman St Bx19
    20 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Freeman Street and Southern Boulevard.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Freeman St & Southern Blvd 23 docks in all
    70 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. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.5 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 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

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1988 and 2009.

Since 2014 at least 245 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Southern Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    180 feet
  2. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
Show all 6
  1. Little Scholars Early Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet
  2. P.S. 134 George F. Bristow School
    1,250 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Synergi Urban Garden
    360 feet
  2. Freeman Garden
    360 feet
  3. Model T Community Garden
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Cordelia’s Garden
    930 feet
  2. Freeman Triangle
    1,150 feet
  3. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 Freeman Street or Southern Boulevard.

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