Prospect Avenue & East 167th Street

Prospect Avenue and East 167th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Davidson Community Center is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Intervale Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,900 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
Intervale Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Prospect Av/E 166 St · Bx17
Within a walk
25 places
13 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 167th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Intervale Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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. Simpson St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “El 2 and El 5” (1992) by Michael Kelly Williams at the Intervale Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 166 St, 310 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 166 St Bx17
    310 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 167th Street and Prospect Avenue.

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 167 St 19 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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)
Longwood
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 105 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 167th Street

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

South side of East 167th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 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 25 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    410 feet
  2. Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
    760 feet
  3. Bronx Latin School
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School
    760 feet
  2. Metropolitan High School, The School
    800 feet
  3. La Peninsula Community Organization Head Start Program 2 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    340 feet
  2. Behagen Playground
    710 feet
  3. Schomburg Arts Garden
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Horseshoe Playground
    1,140 feet
  2. Stebbins Playground
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Mount Horab Congregation House of worship
    610 feet
  3. Assembly Christian Church House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    550 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 167th Street or Prospect Avenue.

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