Prospect Avenue & East 163rd Street

Prospect Avenue and East 163rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Schomburg Arts Garden is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 163rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    900 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
    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 163 St, 130 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 163 St Bx17 · Shelter
    130 feet
    Bx17
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 163 St & Union Ave 24 docks in all
    420 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
    1,020 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
41 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 326 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and March 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 163rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 163rd Street

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

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    500 feet
  2. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    860 feet
  3. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Gwendolyn B. Bland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  2. Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx School
    1,020 feet
  3. Bronx Regional High School
    1,020 feet
  4. Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  5. The Longwood Academy of Discovery School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    430 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    740 feet
  3. Schomburg Arts Garden
    840 feet
Show all 7
  1. Behagen Playground
    1,180 feet
  2. Dawson Playground
    1,180 feet
  3. Wishing Well Garden
    1,230 feet
  4. Horseshoe Playground
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 950 Union Avenue Older adult center
    700 feet
  2. Community center at Forest Community center
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 28 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 163rd 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.