Prospect Avenue & Macy Place

Prospect Avenue and Macy Place meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt is 390 feet away, and St Margarets Episcopal Church is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
450 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Prospect Av/Westchester Av · Bx46
Within a walk
24 places
12 religious buildings, 5 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & Macy Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    450 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/Westchester Av, 310 feet away, for the Bx46.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/Westchester Av Bx46
    310 feet
    Bx46

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx46 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Prospect Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & Longwood Ave 29 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 2
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40 and 41 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

North side of Macy Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Macy Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 60 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Renaissance, and mostly built between 1897 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    390 feet
  2. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    890 feet
  3. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    1,210 feet
  2. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    1,310 feet
  3. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    980 feet
  2. Bill Rainey Park
    1,120 feet
  3. Demera Santiago Garden
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Al Quiñones Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    440 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Church Landmark
    480 feet
  2. Christian Church House of worship
    910 feet
  3. St Margarets Episcopal Church House of worship
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Macy Place or Prospect Avenue.

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