East 158th Street & Eagle Avenue

East 158th Street and Eagle Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Grove Hill Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, eight of them schools, and one place to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1986 and 2009, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
3 Av/E 158 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
24 places
8 schools, 4 playgrounds and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 158th Street & Eagle Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven 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. 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 3 Av/E 158 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 158 St Bx15, Bx21
    0.3 miles
    Bx15 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 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
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    0.6 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 two crashes 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 May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 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 1986 and 2009.

Since 2014 at least 231 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Eagle Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    500 feet
  2. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    550 feet
  3. Legacy College Charter High School
    550 feet
Show all 12
  1. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    680 feet
  2. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    940 feet
  3. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  4. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  5. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  6. Academy of Public Relations School
    1,270 feet
  7. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    1,270 feet
  8. P.S. X017 School
    1,270 feet
  9. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grove Hill Playground
    30 feet
  2. Grove Hill Community Garden
    50 feet
  3. El Batey Borincano Garden
    80 feet
Show all 7
  1. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    590 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Hilton White Playground
    1,060 feet
  4. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bronx Borough Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

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

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and six 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 Eagle Avenue or East 158th Street.

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.