Prospect Avenue & Fox Street
Prospect Avenue and Fox Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 232 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. El Flamboyan is 310 feet away, and Urban Dove Team Charter School II is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, five of them schools, and 23 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- E 149 St 6330 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- E 143 St-St Mary's St 60.4 miles6
- Jackson Av 2, 50.4 miles2 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 149 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/E 149 St Bx17 · Shelter180 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.
- 51 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Prospect Ave & E 151 St 21 docks in all450 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 691 East 149th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 232 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,573rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 106 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10455
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Melrose
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 321 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 150th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of East 150th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Fox Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Fox Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 4 gardens
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5270 feet
- P.S. 025 Bilingual School570 feet
- P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School880 feet
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- Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center890 feet
- Urban Dove Team Charter School II School1,050 feet
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova School1,230 feet
- P.S. 5 Port Morris School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- El Flamboyan Garden310 feet
- Fountain Of Youth Playground320 feet
- Al Quiñones Playground910 feet
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- Martin Luther King Triangle990 feet
- Demera Santiago Garden1,050 feet
- Pontiac Playground1,100 feet
- The William Rainey Garden1,210 feet
- Isla Verde Garden1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station · landmark860 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket710 feet
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 29 food stores.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Avenue & East 150th Street 270 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 149th Street 300 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 151st Street 390 feet
- Southern Boulevard & East 149th Street 400 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Prospect Avenue 490 feet
- Tinton Avenue & East 150th Street 530 feet
- East 149th Street & Union Avenue 570 feet
- Union Avenue & East 151st Street 670 feet
See every intersection along East 150th Street, Fox Street or Prospect Avenue.