East 156th Street & Trinity Avenue

East 156th Street and Trinity Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Saint Mary's Park development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Brilla Veritas Charter School is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight 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
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
870 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Westchester Av/E 156 St · Bx4
Within a walk
24 places
8 schools, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 870 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    870 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. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.4 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 Westchester Av/E 156 St, 760 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/E 156 St Bx4
    760 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Trinity Avenue.

  • 9 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
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
59 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.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Saint Mary's Park development.

Since 2014 at least 179 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

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

North side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Trinity Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Trinity Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    500 feet
  2. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    570 feet
  3. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 11
  1. Academy of Public Relations School
    940 feet
  2. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    940 feet
  3. P.S. X017 School
    940 feet
  4. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    940 feet
  5. Legacy College Charter High School
    1,050 feet
  6. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  7. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,120 feet
  8. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Captain Rivera Playground
    230 feet
  2. Grove Hill Playground
    780 feet
  3. Abigail Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grove Hill Community Garden
    960 feet
  2. El Batey Borincano Garden
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    990 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,090 feet
  3. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 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 six places to eat and 12 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.