East 157th Street & Elton Avenue

East 157th Street and Elton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Latinos Unidos is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them gardens, and 13 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
3 Av/E 157 St · Bx15
Within a walk
33 places
11 gardens, 8 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 157th 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 eight 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 3 Av/E 157 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 157 St Bx15
    320 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 157 St 21 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 76 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 157th Street

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

South side of East 157th Street

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

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 5 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
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 gardens
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  2. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  3. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    1,200 feet
Show all 5
  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  2. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Latinos Unidos Garden
    250 feet
  2. Vogue Community Garden
    310 feet
  3. Flynn Playground
    340 feet
Show all 15
  1. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    370 feet
  2. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    420 feet
  3. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    540 feet
  4. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    610 feet
  5. La Isla USA Garden
    650 feet
  6. Jardin la Roca Garden
    650 feet
  7. Yolanda García Park
    730 feet
  8. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    910 feet
  9. O'Neill Triangle Park
    980 feet
  10. 159th Street Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  11. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,290 feet
  12. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    510 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    890 feet
  2. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    1,020 feet
  3. 42nd Precinct Police station
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    840 feet
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 20 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 157th 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 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.