Prospect Avenue & Crotona Park North

Prospect Avenue and Crotona Park North meet at a three-way junction in Tremont, Bronx, at the edge of Crotona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Prospect Park (2) is 370 feet away, and Kids-Centric, Inc. Nora Feury is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them schools. About 1,400 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
174 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
Crotona Av/E 175 St · Bx17
Within a walk
19 places
7 schools, 5 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & Crotona Park North Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Crotona Av/E 175 St, 810 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Crotona Av/E 175 St Bx17
    810 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Crotona Park North.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Park North & Prospect Ave 19 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1614 Boston Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
42 and 48 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont; the corner is on the edge of the Crotona Park area
Elevation
97 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 194 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Crotona Park North

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Avenue

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

West side of Prospect Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    740 feet
  2. Kipp Freedom Charter School Middle School
    740 feet
  3. P.S. 044 David C. Farragut School
    740 feet
Show all 8
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  2. Kids-Centric, Inc. Nora Feury School
    1,200 feet
  3. Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
    1,300 feet
  4. I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School
    1,300 feet
  5. P.S. 211 School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    60 feet
  2. Prospect Park (2) Park
    370 feet
  3. Admiral Farragut Playground
    710 feet
Show all 7
  1. Crotona Playground (1) Playground
    770 feet
  2. Prospect Playground
    800 feet
  3. Fairmount Playground
    900 feet
  4. Crotona Playground (3) Playground
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1784 Prospect Avenue Older adult center
    120 feet
  2. Murphy Community Center
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Crotona Park North 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.