Prospect Avenue & East 151st Street
Prospect Avenue and East 151st Street meet at a five-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School is 480 feet away, and the William Rainey Garden is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- E 149 St 6720 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Jackson Av 2, 50.3 miles2 5
- Prospect Av 2, 50.4 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 152 St, 270 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/E 152 St Bx17 · Shelter270 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.
- 55 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Prospect Ave & E 151 St 21 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 691 East 149th Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2024
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
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 23 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beck Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Beck Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of East 151st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of East 151st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 7 religious buildings
- 7 schools
- 3 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5130 feet
- P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School480 feet
- Urban Dove Team Charter School II School660 feet
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- P.S. 025 Bilingual School970 feet
- Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School1,010 feet
- M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School1,010 feet
- St Anselm School1,260 feet
- Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center1,280 feet
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fountain Of Youth Playground310 feet
- Al Quiñones Playground520 feet
- Demera Santiago Garden650 feet
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- El Flamboyan Garden680 feet
- The William Rainey Garden820 feet
Houses of worship
- St Anselms Church Listed historic place1,120 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station · landmark460 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,100 feet
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 31 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Avenue & East 151st Street 270 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Kelly Street 360 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Fox Street 390 feet
- Beck Street & Avenue St John 470 feet
- Kelly Street & Avenue St John 610 feet
- Union Avenue & East 152nd Street 630 feet
- Union Avenue & East 150th Street 670 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 149th Street 700 feet
See every intersection along Beck Street, East 151st Street or Prospect Avenue.