Prospect Avenue & Oakland Place

Prospect Avenue and Oakland Place meet at a three-way junction in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Kappa III is 220 feet away, and the School of Science and Applied Learning is 220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 180 St/Southern Blvd, is 940 feet away for the Bx40 and Bx42, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Bronx Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
E 180 St/Southern Blvd · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 7 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Avenue & Oakland Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 180 St/Southern Blvd, 940 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 180 St/Southern Blvd Bx40, Bx42
    940 feet
    Bx40 Bx42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 180 St & Prospect Ave 22 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 495 East 180th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 February 2024.

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
67 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 42 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Oakland Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Oakland Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Prospect Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kappa III School
    220 feet
  2. M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Leadership School
    220 feet
  3. The School of Science and Applied Learning School
    220 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 595 School
    790 feet
  2. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
    1,270 feet
  4. I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School
    1,270 feet
  5. P.S. 211 School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clinton Avenue Community Garden
    210 feet
  2. Mapes Pool Park · swimming pool
    220 feet
  3. Mapes Park
    370 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mapes Park Playground
    760 feet
  2. Mapes Avenue Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Garden of Happiness Garden
    1,010 feet
  4. Mohegan Triangle Playground
    1,240 feet
  5. Garden Of Youth Garden
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tremont House of worship
    950 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2070 Clinton Avenue Older adult center
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 24 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Oakland Place or Prospect Avenue.

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