East 158th Street & Gerard Avenue

East 158th Street and Gerard Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies inside the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lowly Nazarene Baptist Church is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them parks, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
640 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
River Av/E 157 St · Bx13
Within a walk
9 places
3 parks, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 640 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    640 feet
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is River Av/E 157 St, 550 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. River Av/E 157 St Bx13
    550 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gerard Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 157 St & River Ave 19 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 611 Grand Concourse Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 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 foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 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 1927 and 1928.

Since 2014 at least 134 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 158th Street

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

South side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Gerard Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of Gerard Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 220517 and 220621.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1926 and 1928.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at Bronx County Courthouse.

  1. Victory, Peace and Love of County Sculpture by Joseph Kiselewski, 1934
    350 feet
  2. Loyalty, Valor and Sacrifice Sculpture by Joseph Kiselewski, 1934
    400 feet
  3. Genius of Administration Sculpture by Edward Sanford, 1934
    420 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 courthouse
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    340 feet
  2. Franz Sigel Park
    350 feet
  3. River Avenue Parks Playground
    380 feet
Show all 4
  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    850 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lowly Nazarene Baptist Church House of worship
    200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Supreme Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    660 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    470 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,180 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    1,130 feet
  2. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 158th Street or Gerard Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.