East 156th Street & Elton Avenue

East 156th Street and Elton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. The corner is also named Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden Boulevard by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Vogue Community Garden is 40 feet away, and P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, ten of them gardens, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Melrose Av/E 156 St · Bx41
Within a walk
33 places
10 gardens, 6 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Melrose Av/E 156 St, 520 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 156 St Bx41
    520 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 156 St & Brook Ave 19 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
42 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden Boulevard, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).

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 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden Boulevard.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Firehouse Engine Co. 41.

  1. Fire hat Relief by David Saunders, 1994
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 10 gardens
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    960 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,040 feet
  2. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,240 feet
  3. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    550 feet
  3. Flynn Playground
    610 feet
Show all 14
  1. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    640 feet
  2. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    680 feet
  3. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    680 feet
  4. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    760 feet
  5. La Isla USA Garden
    950 feet
  6. Jardin la Roca Garden
    950 feet
  7. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,000 feet
  8. Yolanda García Park
    1,030 feet
  9. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    1,210 feet
  10. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,230 feet
  11. O'Neill Triangle Park
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    100 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    590 feet
  2. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    850 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 21 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 156th Street or Elton 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 Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.