East 162nd Street & Elton Avenue

East 162nd Street and Elton Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Jardin la Roca is 500 feet away, and Railroad Park Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Elton Av/E 161 St, is 100 feet away for the Bx6 and Bx13, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat. A bus lane runs along Elton Avenue, all day.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
1.1 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Elton Av/E 161 St · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
31 places
9 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 162nd Street & Elton Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Elton Av/E 161 St, 100 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elton Av/E 161 St Bx6, Bx13 · Shelter
    100 feet
    Bx6 Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Elton Avenue carries a bus lane, all day, every day.

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Washington Ave & E 163 St 23 docks in all
    200 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    690 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,500 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 2003 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 755 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1905 and 1915.

  1. Bronx Borough Courthouse Designated landmark
    550 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    240 feet
  2. Boricua College - Bronx College
    430 feet
  3. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  2. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    1,090 feet
  3. Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,140 feet
  4. P.S. X140 the Eagle School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. O'Neill Triangle Park
    50 feet
  2. Jardin la Roca Garden
    500 feet
  3. La Isla USA Garden
    540 feet
Show all 13
  1. Melrose Commons Park
    660 feet
  2. Yolanda García Park
    690 feet
  3. El Coqui Liberation Community Garden
    690 feet
  4. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,070 feet
  5. Railroad Park
    1,080 feet
  6. Railroad Park Playground
    1,100 feet
  7. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    1,170 feet
  8. 159th Street Community Garden
    1,200 feet
  9. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,210 feet
  10. Flynn Playground
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Saxe Embroidery Company Building Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Gospel Hill Baptist Church House of worship
    980 feet
  2. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    830 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 23 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 162nd Street or Elton Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.