East 157th Street & Hegney Place

East 157th Street and Hegney Place meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Flynn Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, seven of them gardens, and six places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1991 and 2009, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
3 Av/E 157 St · Bx15
Within a walk
27 places
7 gardens, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 157th Street & Hegney Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Av 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-149 St 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, 550 feet away, for the Bx15.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 1.2 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
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes 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
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1991 and 2009.

Since 2014 at least 227 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the cherry and the Japanese zelkova.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    420 feet
  2. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    650 feet
  3. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    930 feet
Show all 8
  1. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    970 feet
  3. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    1,010 feet
  4. Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School
    1,130 feet
  5. University Heights Secondary School
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    150 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    330 feet
  3. El Batey Borincano Garden
    800 feet
Show all 8
  1. Vogue Community Garden
    870 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,090 feet
  3. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    1,220 feet
  4. Grove Hill Community Garden
    1,270 feet
  5. Magnolia Tree Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    300 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Bronx Borough Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    720 feet

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    800 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 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, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 157th Street or Hegney Place.

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