Prospect Avenue & East 162nd Street

Prospect Avenue and East 162nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Stebbins Playground is 950 feet away, and Wishing Well Garden is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
680 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Prospect Av/E 163 St · Bx17
Within a walk
25 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 680 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    680 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. Intervale Av 2, 5
    1,300 feet
    2 5
  2. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.5 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 163 St, 80 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 163 St Bx17
    80 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 163 St & Union Ave 24 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
75 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 182 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    280 feet
  2. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    1,010 feet
  3. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    1,080 feet
Show all 7
  1. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    1,080 feet
  2. Gwendolyn B. Bland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  3. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    1,230 feet
  4. Bronx Regional High School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    640 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    950 feet
  3. Dawson Playground
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Schomburg Arts Garden
    1,060 feet
  2. Wishing Well Garden
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    740 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 950 Union Avenue Older adult center
    910 feet
  2. Community center at Forest Community center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,220 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,010 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 162nd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.