Vyse Avenue & Jennings Street

Vyse Avenue and Jennings Street meet at a four-way crossing in Crotona Park East, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 18 of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
330 feet
Jennings St/Bryant Av · Bx35
Within a walk
31 places
18 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Vyse Avenue & Jennings Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    1,110 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. 174 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 Jennings St/Bryant Av, 330 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jennings St/Bryant Av Bx35
    330 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hoe Ave & Jennings St 20 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Crotona Park East
Elevation
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 289 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jennings Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Jennings Street

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

East side of Vyse Avenue

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

West side of Vyse Avenue

  • No parking 10 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.

  • 18 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X811 School
    760 feet
  2. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    780 feet
  3. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    780 feet
Show all 8
  1. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    940 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  3. Samara Community School Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  4. Fairmont Neighborhood School
    1,110 feet
  5. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Daniel Boone Playground
    1,120 feet
  2. Freeman Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Synergi Urban Garden
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Freeman Triangle
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 910 East 172nd Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    670 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 16 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jennings 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.