Southern Boulevard & Prospect Avenue
Southern Boulevard and Prospect Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Martin Luther King Triangle is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,400 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 E 149 St, 190 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- E 149 St 6190 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 60.3 miles6
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, 210 feet away, for the Bx17.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Prospect Av/E 149 St Bx17210 feetBx17
Next buses at this stop
- Bx17 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Southern Boulevard.
- 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Southern Blvd & E 149 St 27 docks in all170 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.7 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10455
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 8
- Police precinct
- 40
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mott Haven-Port Morris
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
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 567 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Prospect Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of Southern Boulevard
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 025 Bilingual School610 feet
- United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
- Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center770 feet
Show all 5
- H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School) School1,060 feet
- Mott Haven Community High School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Martin Luther King Triangle760 feet
- El Flamboyan Garden790 feet
- Fountain Of Youth Playground810 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket480 feet
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 25 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Southern Boulevard & East 149th Street 180 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 149th Street 190 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Union Avenue 440 feet
- East 149th Street & Union Avenue 460 feet
- East 149th Street & Timpson Place 490 feet
- Prospect Avenue & Fox Street 490 feet
- Southern Boulevard & East 147th Street 580 feet
- East 149th Street & Tinton Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Prospect Avenue or Southern Boulevard.