Vyse Avenue & Freeman Street

Vyse Avenue and Freeman Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School is 590 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 31 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
440 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
Southern Blvd/Freeman St · Bx19
Within a walk
31 places
19 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vyse Avenue & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 440 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
    440 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 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 Southern Blvd/Freeman St, 560 feet away, for the Bx19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 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
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  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
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
76 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 233 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    590 feet
  2. The Children’s Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. X811 School
    1,150 feet
  2. St John Chrysostom School
    1,210 feet
  3. Roman Catholic Church of St. John Chrysostom School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freeman Garden
    470 feet
  2. Synergi Urban Garden
    520 feet
  3. Freeman Triangle
    610 feet
Show all 5
  1. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,160 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Boulevard Post Office
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 20 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street or Vyse 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.