Prospect Avenue & East 169th Street

Prospect Avenue and East 169th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rev J Polite Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
17 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Freeman St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Prospect Av/E 169 St · Bx17
Within a walk
26 places
12 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 169th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Freeman St 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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 169 St, 70 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 169 St Bx17 · Shelter
    70 feet
    Bx17
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 169th Street and Prospect Avenue.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Union Ave & E 169 St 19 docks in all
    440 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. 1365 Boston Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, December 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023

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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 169th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center at 1224 Prospect Avenue Pre-K center
    940 feet
  2. P186x Walter J. Damrosch School
    1,000 feet
  3. Metropolitan High School, The School
    1,050 feet
Show all 6
  1. NYC Autism Charter School Bronx School
    1,060 feet
  2. Urban Scholars Community School
    1,060 feet
  3. Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rev J Polite Playground
    900 feet
  2. Cordelia’s Garden
    1,040 feet
  3. McKinley Square
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Concrete Dreams Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  2. Model T Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 26 Ambulance station
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Baptist Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Davidson Community Center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 82/Ladder 31 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 169th 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.