East 161st Street & Hewitt Place

East 161st Street and Hewitt Place meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. United Church is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Westchester Av/Prospect Av · Bx4
Within a walk
20 places
8 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 161st Street & Hewitt Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    580 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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Longwood Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Prospect Av, 460 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Prospect Av Bx4
    460 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Longwood Ave 23 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,000 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Longwood
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

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 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 90 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 161st Street

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

West side of Hewitt Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 56 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1898 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Longwood Preparatory Academy School
    1,050 feet
  3. Success Academy Bronx 3 CMS School
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 School
    1,070 feet
  2. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,100 feet
  3. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bill Rainey Park
    660 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Dawson Playground
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Stebbins Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    280 feet
  2. United Church Landmark
    700 feet
  3. St Margarets Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    660 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st Street or Hewitt 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.