East 157th Street & Melrose Avenue

East 157th Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health is 60 feet away, and Melrose Commons Park is 1,270 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 39 public places, 13 of them gardens, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Melrose Av/E 158 St · Bx41
Within a walk
39 places
13 gardens, 11 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 157th Street & Melrose 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 Melrose Av/E 158 St, 140 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 158 St Bx41
    140 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 158 St & Melrose Ave 23 docks in all
    290 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
    1,160 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, April 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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 43 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 109 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and January 2023, 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 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    60 feet
  2. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    120 feet
  3. Latinos Unidos Garden
    280 feet
Show all 18
  1. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    360 feet
  2. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    420 feet
  3. Yolanda García Park
    540 feet
  4. 159th Street Community Garden
    670 feet
  5. Vogue Community Garden
    770 feet
  6. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    810 feet
  7. Flynn Playground
    830 feet
  8. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    840 feet
  9. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    910 feet
  10. Jardin la Roca Garden
    990 feet
  11. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  12. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,080 feet
  13. La Isla USA Garden
    1,140 feet
  14. Melrose Playground
    1,170 feet
  15. Melrose Commons Park
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    850 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 157th Street or Melrose Avenue.

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