East 158th Street & Tinton Avenue

East 158th Street and Tinton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School is 360 feet away, and Grove Hill Community Garden is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, eight of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Westchester Av/Tinton Av · Bx4
Within a walk
25 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    860 feet
    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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    1,270 feet
    2 5
  2. Intervale Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Westchester Av/Tinton Av, 420 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Tinton Av Bx4
    420 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 160 St & Tinton Ave 22 docks in all
    450 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

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
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and January 2021, 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

East side of Tinton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Tinton Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1913 and 1914.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of Public Relations School
    360 feet
  2. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    360 feet
  3. P.S. X017 School
    360 feet
Show all 10
  1. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    360 feet
  2. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    730 feet
  3. Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  4. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,000 feet
  5. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    1,170 feet
  6. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    1,170 feet
  7. St Anselm School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    580 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    880 feet
  3. Grove Hill Playground
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Grove Hill Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodstock Library Landmark
    660 feet
  2. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    900 feet
  3. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,230 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

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

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