Timpson Place & Avenue St John
Timpson Place and Avenue St John meet at a three-way junction in Longwood, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 314 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Martin Luther King Triangle is 970 feet away, and the William Rainey Garden is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them gardens, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 920 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- E 149 St 6920 feet6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- Longwood Av 60.4 miles6
- E 143 St-St Mary's St 60.5 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 Southern Blvd/Avenue Saint John, 320 feet away, for the Bx19.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Southern Blvd/Avenue Saint John Bx19320 feetBx19
Next buses at this stop
- Bx19 …
Cycling
- 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Southern Blvd & Ave St John 19 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 691 East 149th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 314 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,441st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 201 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10455
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Longwood
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1927.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Avenue St John
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Timpson Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Al Quiñones Playground940 feet
- Martin Luther King Triangle970 feet
- Demera Santiago Garden1,160 feet
Show all 4
- The William Rainey Garden1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket790 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 16 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Southern Boulevard & Avenue St John 280 feet
- Fox Street & Avenue St John 590 feet
- East 149th Street & Timpson Place 690 feet
- Southern Boulevard & Leggett Avenue 900 feet
- Beck Street & Avenue St John 900 feet
- East 149th Street & Austin Place 980 feet
- Southern Boulevard & East 149th Street 1,000 feet
- Prospect Avenue & East 149th Street 1,100 feet
See every intersection along Avenue St John or Timpson Place.