Southern Boulevard & Home Street

Southern Boulevard and Home Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Boulevard Post Office is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Southern Blvd/E 167 St · Bx19
Within a walk
27 places
13 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Southern Boulevard & Home Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    540 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
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Whitlock Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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/E 167 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx19.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 167 St Bx19
    510 feet
    Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Freeman St & Southern Blvd 23 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

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
62 feet above sea level

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 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 197 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Home Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Home Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

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 8 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 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
  2. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    530 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. St John Chrysostom School
    830 feet
  2. Bold Charter School Annex School
    1,060 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Synergi Urban Garden
    330 feet
  2. Freeman Garden
    550 feet
  3. Field Of Dreams Court Park
    700 feet
Show all 6
  1. Paradise on Earth Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. Freeman Triangle
    1,190 feet
  3. Model T Community Garden
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    390 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Home Street or Southern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.