Prospect Avenue & Lafayette Street
Prospect Avenue and Lafayette Street meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Martin Van Buren Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest subway, Freeman St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Freeman St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Freeman St 2, 50.5 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The El” (2007) by Daniel Hauben at the Freeman St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/Boston Rd, 230 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/Boston Rd Bx17 · Shelter230 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.
- 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Boston Rd & Prospect Ave 19 docks in all430 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1365 Boston Road Gas station1,030 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 15
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 269 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Puerto Rican Family Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5560 feet
- Mott Hall III School1,190 feet
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld School1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crotona Park160 feet
- Martin Van Buren Playground670 feet
- Damiana Pizarro Community Garden950 feet
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- Playground Of The Stars Playground1,150 feet
- Concrete Dreams Community Garden1,160 feet
- Carter Playground (7) Playground1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Prospect Avenue & Crotona Avenue 90 feet
- Boston Road & Prospect Avenue 250 feet
- Boston Road & East 170th Street 400 feet
- Crotona Avenue & Crotona Park South 420 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 170th Street 440 feet
- Clinton Avenue & Crotona Park South 530 feet
- Boston Road & Bristow Street 590 feet
- Crotona Park East & Claremont Parkway 740 feet
See every intersection along Prospect Avenue.