Prospect Avenue & East 149th Street
Prospect Avenue and East 149th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. The corner is also named Commissioner Louis E. Rios Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fountain Of Youth Playground is 630 feet away, and the Engine 73/Ladder 42 firehouse is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 120 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- E 149 St 6120 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- E 143 St-St Mary's St 60.3 miles6
- Jackson Av 2, 50.5 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 149 St, 20 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/E 149 St Bx1720 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
East 149th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 8pm, every day.
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.
- 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Southern Blvd & E 149 St 27 docks in all180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 691 East 149th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
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)
- Melrose
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Commissioner Louis E. Rios Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 567 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Commissioner Louis E. Rios Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 149th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of East 149th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200691.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 025 Bilingual School430 feet
- United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5570 feet
- Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center590 feet
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- P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School1,180 feet
- H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School) School1,250 feet
- Mott Haven Community High School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- El Flamboyan Garden610 feet
- Fountain Of Youth Playground630 feet
- Martin Luther King Triangle690 feet
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- Al Quiñones Playground1,210 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket400 feet
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 28 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Southern Boulevard & East 149th Street 100 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Prospect Avenue 190 feet
- East 149th Street & Union Avenue 270 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Fox Street 300 feet
- East 149th Street & Timpson Place 410 feet
- East 149th Street & Tinton Avenue 530 feet
- Union Avenue & East 150th Street 570 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Union Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along East 149th Street or Prospect Avenue.