Prospect Avenue & East 175th Street

Prospect Avenue and East 175th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Admiral Farragut Playground is 400 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
Crotona Av/E 175 St · Bx17
Within a walk
18 places
6 schools, 4 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 175th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Crotona Av/E 175 St, 810 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Crotona Av/E 175 St Bx17
    810 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 175th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Crotona Park North & Prospect Ave 19 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont
Elevation
107 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 207 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 175th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 175th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    440 feet
  2. Kipp Freedom Charter School Middle School
    440 feet
  3. P.S. 044 David C. Farragut School
    440 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
  2. Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
    1,000 feet
  3. I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School
    1,000 feet
  4. P.S. 211 School
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crotona Park
    360 feet
  2. Admiral Farragut Playground
    400 feet
  3. Prospect Playground
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. Fairmount Playground
    590 feet
  2. Prospect Park (2) Park
    670 feet
  3. Crotona Playground (1) Playground
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1784 Prospect Avenue Older adult center
    320 feet
  2. Murphy Community Center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and five 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 175th 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.