East 151st Street & Wales Avenue

East 151st Street and Wales Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Isla Verde Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
E 149 St/Wales Av · Bx17, Bx19
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 151st Street & Wales Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    990 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. E 149 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Latin American Stories” (2009) by George Crespo at the Jackson Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 149 St/Wales Av, 740 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Wales Av Bx17, Bx19 · Shelter
    740 feet
    Bx17 Bx19
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Jackson Ave 25 docks in all
    920 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.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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)
Melrose
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 220 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Wales Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Wales Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.

  1. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    380 feet
  2. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    510 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
Show all 9
  1. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    610 feet
  2. Storefront Academy Charter School
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    830 feet
  4. St Anselm School
    990 feet
  5. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    1,000 feet
  6. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Isla Verde Garden
    40 feet
  2. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    380 feet
  3. Pontiac Playground
    490 feet
Show all 6
  1. El Flamboyan Garden
    670 feet
  2. Abigail Playground
    1,220 feet
  3. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    720 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    720 feet
  3. Saint Mary's Park Community Center
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or Wales 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.