Union Avenue & Freeman Street

Union Avenue and Freeman Street meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Concrete Dreams Community Garden is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
E 169 St/Prospect Av · Bx35
Within a walk
25 places
11 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  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/Prospect Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 169 St/Prospect Av Bx35
    310 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & E 169 St 19 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

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

  1. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    1,020 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)
Morrisania
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Freeman Street

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

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Union Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P186x Walter J. Damrosch School
    570 feet
  2. NYC Autism Charter School Bronx School
    870 feet
  3. Urban Scholars Community School
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. My First Step Enrichment Program 2 Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  2. Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. McKinley Square
    710 feet
  2. Concrete Dreams Community Garden
    730 feet
  3. Beatty Plaza
    1,030 feet
Show all 5
  1. Cordelia’s Garden
    1,070 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 26 Ambulance station
    780 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Morrisania Library
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 22 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street or Union 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.