East 149th Street & Timpson Place

East 149th Street and Timpson Place meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. El Flamboyan is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 20 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 149 St
230 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Southern Blvd/E 149 St · Bx19, T102
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 149th Street & Timpson Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 230 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. E 149 St 6
    230 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Southern Blvd/E 149 St, 340 feet away, for the Bx19 and T102.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Southern Blvd/E 149 St Bx19, T102
    340 feet
    Bx19 T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx19 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Southern Blvd & E 149 St 27 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 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
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 556 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 149th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 149th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Timpson Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

West side of Timpson Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    830 feet
  2. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Martin Luther King Triangle
    280 feet
  2. El Flamboyan Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    610 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 21 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 East 149th Street or Timpson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.