Longwood Avenue & Dawson Street

Longwood Avenue and Dawson Street 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. Wishing Well Garden is 460 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 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Longwood Av/Dawson St · Bx46
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Longwood Avenue & Dawson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 840 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
    840 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
    1,050 feet
    6
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.3 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 Longwood Av/Dawson St, 40 feet away, for the Bx46.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Longwood Av/Dawson St Bx46
    40 feet
    Bx46

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Longwood Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Dawson St & Intervale Ave 19 docks in all
    900 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
    0.3 miles
  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 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
51 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Dawson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Dawson Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Longwood Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of Longwood Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 154 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
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Longwood Preparatory Academy School
    450 feet
  2. Success Academy Bronx 3 CMS School
    470 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 School
    470 feet
Show all 9
  1. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    840 feet
  2. Prospect Family Residence Pre-K · landmark
    850 feet
  3. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,030 feet
  4. NP Ready Set Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  5. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    1,200 feet
  6. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bill Rainey Park
    60 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    460 feet
  3. Dawson Playground
    540 feet
Show all 4
  1. Al Quiñones Playground
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Longwood Historic District Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Church Landmark
    420 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church Landmark
    770 feet
  3. Christian Church House of worship
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    590 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dawson Street or Longwood Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.