East 161st Street & Ruppert Plaza

East 161st Street and Ruppert Plaza meet at a three-way junction in Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Elston Gene Howard Field Playground is 190 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 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 70 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East 161st Street, 7am to 8pm.

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

Map

Layers
East 161st Street & Ruppert Plaza Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    400 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 E 161 St/River Av, 380 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/River Av Bx13
    380 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

East 161st Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 8pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 161 St & River Ave 38 docks in all
    150 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1133 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2019
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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)
Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 161st Street

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco with alterations, and built in 1937.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macombs Dam Park.

  1. Highbridge World War I Memorial Statue, 1923
    790 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park feature
  • 2 other places

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    70 feet
  2. Elston Gene Howard Field Playground
    190 feet
  3. Grandstand in Macombs Dam Park Park feature
    820 feet
Show all 5
  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    1,060 feet
  2. River Avenue Parks Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet

Health care

  1. Highbridge Woodycrest Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,150 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Yankee Stadium Stadium or arena
    540 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lowly Nazarene Baptist Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    810 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.4 miles
  2. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 70 places to eat and six food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st Street or Ruppert Plaza.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.