Prospect Avenue & Grote Street
Prospect Avenue and Grote Street meet at a four-way crossing in Belmont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Bronx Zoo is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Crotona Av/E 183 St, is 660 feet away for the Bx17, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 2,700 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 Crotona Av/E 183 St, 660 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Crotona Av/E 183 St Bx17660 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Crotona Ave & E 183 St 25 docks in all620 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 730 East Fordham Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,220 feet
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2019
- Enhanced crossing, January 2019
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)
- Belmont
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Grote Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Grote Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 3 parks
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. X188 School260 feet
- Brainiac Babies Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5820 feet
- The Bronx STEM and Arts Academy School1,030 feet
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- P.S. 032 Belmont School1,100 feet
- Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bronx Park550 feet
- Garden Of Youth Garden580 feet
- Whalen Grove Park750 feet
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- Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium790 feet
- Garden of Happiness Garden870 feet
- Belmont Playground1,170 feet
- Mapes Park1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grote Street & Old Kingsbridge Road 230 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Garden Street 250 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 183rd Street 310 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Grote Street 490 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 182nd Street 530 feet
- Crotona Avenue & East 183rd Street 570 feet
- Crotona Avenue & Garden Street 710 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 185th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along Grote Street or Prospect Avenue.