Hewitt Place & Macy Place

Hewitt Place and Macy Place meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Longwood Historic District Extension. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. United Church is 50 feet away, and Dawson Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 feet
E 156 St/Prospect Av · Bx46
Within a walk
28 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hewitt Place & Macy Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

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 E 156 St/Prospect Av, 530 feet away, for the Bx46.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 156 St/Prospect Av Bx46
    530 feet
    Bx46

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & Longwood Ave 29 docks in all
    630 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. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Hewitt Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Macy Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Macy Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Longwood Historic District Extension.

Within 820 feet, 140 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1898 and 1900.

  1. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    390 feet
  2. Prospect Family Residence Pre-K · landmark
    960 feet
  3. Longwood Preparatory Academy School
    1,080 feet
Show all 9
  1. Success Academy Bronx 3 CMS School
    1,100 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 School
    1,100 feet
  3. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    1,120 feet
  4. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    1,120 feet
  5. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,220 feet
  6. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bill Rainey Park
    700 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    1,100 feet
  3. Al Quiñones Playground
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. Abigail Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Dawson Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Longwood Historic District Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Church Landmark
    50 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church Landmark
    510 feet
  3. Christian Church House of worship
    980 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    700 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 20 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 Hewitt Place or Macy 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.