Prospect Avenue & East 178th Street

Prospect Avenue and East 178th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 595 is 610 feet away, and Prospect Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Prospect Av, is 450 feet away for the Bx36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, ten of them schools, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
East Tremont Av/Prospect Av · Bx36
Within a walk
31 places
10 schools, 9 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & East 178th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Prospect Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Prospect Av Bx36
    450 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 180 St & Prospect Ave 22 docks in all
    840 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 36 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 178th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 210649.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 10 schools
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 595 School
    610 feet
  2. Kappa III School
    690 feet
  3. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    690 feet
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  1. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    690 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  3. Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
    770 feet
  4. I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School
    770 feet
  5. P.S. 211 School
    770 feet
  6. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    1,240 feet
  7. Kipp Freedom Charter School Middle School
    1,240 feet
  8. P.S. 044 David C. Farragut School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    290 feet
  2. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    720 feet
  3. Prospect Playground
    870 feet
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  1. Mapes Park
    870 feet
  2. Fairmount Playground
    900 feet
  3. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    1,230 feet
  4. Mapes Park Playground
    1,260 feet
  5. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    1,310 feet
  6. Admiral Farragut Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2070 Clinton Avenue Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    930 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 178th Street or Prospect Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.