Prentiss Avenue & Wissman Avenue
Prentiss Avenue and Wissman Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Throgs Neck-Schuylerville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Throgs Neck Expwy/Wissman Av, is 210 feet away for the Bx8 and BxM9, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1970, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Throgs Neck Expwy/Wissman Av, 210 feet away, for the Bx8 and BxM9.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Throgs Neck Expwy/Wissman Av Bx8, BxM9210 feetBx8 BxM9
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
- BxM9 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Throgs Neck Expressway & Cross Bronx Expressway, 870 feet by car along the streets.
- 4147 Throgs Neck Expressway Gas station440 feet
- 1133 Zerega Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10465
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 45
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1970.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Wissman Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Lawton Avenue 230 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Wissman Avenue 250 feet
- Reynolds Avenue & Wissman Avenue 250 feet
- Washington Avenue & Wissman Avenue 300 feet
- Throgs Neck Expressway & Pennyfield Avenue 320 feet
- Miles Avenue & Prentiss Avenue 330 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Lawton Avenue 450 feet
- Wissman Avenue & Blair Avenue 520 feet
See every intersection along Prentiss Avenue or Wissman Avenue.