West Farms Road & Freeman Street

West Farms Road 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. Daniel Boone Playground is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Whitlock Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,800 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
Whitlock Av
960 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av · Bx35
Within a walk
25 places
13 religious buildings, 5 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West Farms Road & Freeman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Whitlock Av, 960 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Whitlock Av 6
    960 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Freeman St 2, 5
    1,140 feet
    2 5
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River View” (2010) by Barbara Grygutis at the Whitlock Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av, 100 feet away, for the Bx35.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. West Farms Rd/Longfellow Av Bx35
    100 feet
    Bx35

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. West Farms Rd & Boone Ave 20 docks in all
    460 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. 1441 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.4 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
    2.5 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 September 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 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
Elevation
51 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 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 136 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Freeman Street

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

South side of Freeman Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of West Farms Road

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of West Farms Road

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. X811 School
    730 feet
  2. Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
    970 feet
  3. Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations School
    1,070 feet
  2. Children's Aid College Prep Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Freeman Triangle
    60 feet
  2. Daniel Boone Playground
    470 feet
  3. Bryant Triangle
    1,110 feet
Show all 7
  1. Freeman Garden
    1,170 feet
  2. Synergi Urban Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Concrete Plant Park
    1,220 feet
  4. Starlight Park
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Freeman Street or West Farms Road.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.