East 156th Street & Eagle Avenue

East 156th Street and Eagle Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Brilla Veritas Charter School is 160 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them schools, and six places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,300 feet
3 Av/E 157 St · Bx21
Within a walk
26 places
7 schools, 6 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 156th Street & Eagle Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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. 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 3 Av/E 157 St, 1,300 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 157 St Bx21
    1,300 feet
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cauldwell Ave & E 158 St 19 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    0.5 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 231 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eagle Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Eagle Avenue

  • No parking 16 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 gardens
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places

Schools and child care

  1. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    160 feet
  3. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    210 feet
Show all 9
  1. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    610 feet
  2. Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School
    830 feet
  3. University Heights Secondary School
    830 feet
  4. Legacy College Charter High School
    1,070 feet
  5. Leaders of Excellence, Advocacy and Discovery School
    1,280 feet
  6. P.S. X643 School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grove Hill Community Garden
    460 feet
  2. Grove Hill Playground
    520 feet
  3. El Batey Borincano Garden
    590 feet
Show all 9
  1. Captain Rivera Playground
    780 feet
  2. Magnolia Tree Community Garden
    890 feet
  3. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    960 feet
  4. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,110 feet
  5. Flynn Playground
    1,130 feet
  6. Eagle Slope Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Eagle Avenue or East 156th Street.

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.