Prospect Avenue & Fairmount Place
Prospect Avenue and Fairmount Place meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fairmount Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Tremont Av/Prospect Av, is 610 feet away for the Bx36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, six of them schools, and 12 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Prospect Av, 610 feet away, for the Bx36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Tremont Av/Prospect Av Bx36610 feetBx36
Next buses at this stop
- Bx36 …
Cycling
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Fairmount Pl & Prospect Ave 18 docks in all50 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.
- 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fairmount Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K150 feet
- Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School320 feet
- I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School320 feet
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- P.S. 211 School320 feet
- Kipp Freedom Charter School370 feet
- Kipp Freedom Charter School Middle School370 feet
- P.S. 044 David C. Farragut School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fairmount Playground40 feet
- Prospect Playground40 feet
- Admiral Farragut Playground440 feet
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- Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden690 feet
- Crotona Park1,040 feet
- Clinton Avenue Community Garden1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1784 Prospect Avenue Older adult center1,000 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,090 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 17 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Bronx Expressway & Prospect Avenue 180 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 176th Street 240 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Elsmere Place 250 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Prospect Avenue 510 feet
- Cross Bronx Expressway & East 176th Street 580 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 175th Street 680 feet
- Marmion Avenue & Fairmount Place 720 feet
- Clinton Avenue & Fairmount Place 850 feet
See every intersection along Fairmount Place or Prospect Avenue.