Clay Avenue & Prospect Place

Clay Avenue and Prospect Place meet at a three-way junction in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Cleopatra Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
Webster Av/Ittner Pl · Bx41
Within a walk
21 places
11 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Clay Avenue & Prospect Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174-175 Sts, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. Tremont Av B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D
  2. 176 St 4
    0.5 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Seasons Everchanging” (2018) by Roy Secord at the 174-175 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/Ittner Pl, 1,070 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/Ittner Pl Bx41
    1,070 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Anthony Ave & E 175 St 19 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 350 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1805 Webster Avenue Gas station
    720 feet
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.5 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
101 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 111 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 108 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Clay Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Prospect Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Prospect Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1896.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Promesa Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    310 feet
  2. P.S. 028 Mount Hope School
    1,160 feet
  3. Bronx Lebanon Hospital College
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cleopatra Playground
    40 feet
  2. Peace Park
    310 feet
  3. Peace Park Playground
    310 feet
Show all 5
  1. Barry Plaza
    950 feet
  2. Claremont Park
    1,040 feet

Health care

  1. Casa Promesa Nursing home or hospice
    360 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Tabernacle of Joy 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    610 feet
  3. International Christian Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 42 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Clay Avenue or Prospect Place.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.