Prospect Avenue & Avenue St John

Prospect Avenue and Avenue St John meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Urban Dove Team Charter School II is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about five 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 eight places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
Prospect Av/Kelly St · Bx17
Within a walk
28 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & Avenue St John Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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. E 149 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Jackson 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 Prospect Av/Kelly St, 370 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/Kelly St Bx17
    370 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 151 St 21 docks in all
    760 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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
  • 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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 162 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Avenue St John

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

West side of Avenue St John

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

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1897 and 1916.

  1. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark
    790 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 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    300 feet
  2. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    550 feet
  3. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    550 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    810 feet
  2. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    880 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    890 feet
  4. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,100 feet
  5. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    1,120 feet
  6. Prospect Family Residence Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Demera Santiago Garden
    370 feet
  2. Al Quiñones Playground
    370 feet
  3. Abigail Playground
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. The William Rainey Garden
    830 feet
  2. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    1,020 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Longwood Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church Landmark
    830 feet
  3. United Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    450 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue St John or Prospect 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.