Prospect Avenue & Dawson Street

Prospect Avenue and Dawson Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 stands 420 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 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Prospect Av/E 156 St · Bx17
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 7 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & Dawson Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 1,280 feet 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
    1,280 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. 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/E 156 St, 300 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 156 St Bx17
    300 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.

  • 30 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
    840 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
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 three travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,200 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Dawson Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Dawson Street

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

North side of East 155th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 155th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were mostly built between 1897 and 1903.

  1. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 Designated landmark
    420 feet
  2. St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Rectory Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    370 feet
  2. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    480 feet
  3. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    480 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    730 feet
  2. St Anselm School
    810 feet
  3. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  4. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,020 feet
  5. Prospect Family Residence Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  6. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Demera Santiago Garden
    450 feet
  2. Al Quiñones Playground
    450 feet
  3. Abigail Playground
    560 feet
Show all 5
  1. The William Rainey Garden
    910 feet
  2. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Longwood Historic District Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    740 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church Landmark
    750 feet
  3. United Church House of worship
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,120 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 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 ten places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Dawson Street, East 155th Street or Prospect Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.