East 158th Street & Trinity Avenue

East 158th Street and Trinity Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Grove Hill Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them schools, and one place to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1986 and 2009, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,200 feet
Westchester Av/Tinton Av · Bx4
Within a walk
22 places
8 schools, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 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
    0.3 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 Westchester Av/Tinton Av, 1,200 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Tinton Av Bx4
    1,200 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Trinity Avenue.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

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
69 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 187 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

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

North side of East 158th Street

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

South side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Trinity Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Trinity Avenue

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

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 22 public places.

  • 8 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Legacy College Charter High School
    530 feet
  2. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    590 feet
  3. Academy of Public Relations School
    710 feet
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  1. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    710 feet
  2. P.S. X017 School
    710 feet
  3. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    710 feet
  4. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    780 feet
  5. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    1,020 feet
  6. M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar School
    1,030 feet
  7. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Grove Hill Playground
    310 feet
  2. Grove Hill Community Garden
    450 feet
  3. El Batey Borincano Garden
    620 feet
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  1. Captain Rivera Playground
    740 feet
  2. Dunbar Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodstock Library Landmark
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 158th Street or Trinity 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, 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.