East 158th Street & Elton Avenue

East 158th Street and Elton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them gardens, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.5 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
3 Av/E 158 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
36 places
12 gardens, 9 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.5 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 158 St, 390 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 158 St & Melrose Ave 23 docks in all
    450 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 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 December 2025.

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 2006.

Since 2014 at least 154 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 158th Street

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

South side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 gardens
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 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
    440 feet
  2. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    1,200 feet
  2. Boricua College - Bronx College
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    210 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    250 feet
  3. Flynn Playground
    360 feet
Show all 16
  1. La Isla USA Garden
    400 feet
  2. Jardin la Roca Garden
    400 feet
  3. Yolanda García Park
    480 feet
  4. Vogue Community Garden
    560 feet
  5. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    670 feet
  6. O'Neill Triangle Park
    730 feet
  7. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    790 feet
  8. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    810 feet
  9. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    860 feet
  10. 159th Street Community Garden
    900 feet
  11. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  12. El Batey Borincano Garden
    1,290 feet
  13. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Bronx Borough Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    820 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,150 feet
  3. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,090 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 12 places to eat and 21 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 158th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.