Elton Avenue & East 159th Street

Elton Avenue and East 159th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. La Isla USA is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Elton Av/E 161 St, is 550 feet away for the Bx6 and Bx13, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them gardens, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
1.2 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Elton Av/E 161 St · Bx6, Bx13
Within a walk
33 places
11 gardens, 9 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elton Avenue & East 159th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Elton Av/E 161 St, 550 feet away, for the Bx6 and Bx13.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Elton Av/E 161 St Bx6, Bx13
    550 feet
    Bx6 Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 158 St & Melrose Ave 23 docks in all
    700 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    1,150 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 1999 and 2008.

Since 2014 at least 606 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 94 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 159th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 159th Street

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

East side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 11 gardens
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    220 feet
  2. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    690 feet
  3. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    840 feet
Show all 5
  1. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    950 feet
  2. Boricua College - Bronx College
    1,000 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Isla USA Garden
    150 feet
  2. Jardin la Roca Garden
    150 feet
  3. Yolanda García Park
    230 feet
Show all 16
  1. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    460 feet
  2. O'Neill Triangle Park
    480 feet
  3. Latinos Unidos Garden
    500 feet
  4. Flynn Playground
    610 feet
  5. 159th Street Community Garden
    650 feet
  6. Vogue Community Garden
    810 feet
  7. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    920 feet
  8. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,040 feet
  9. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    1,050 feet
  10. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    1,060 feet
  11. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,110 feet
  12. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,220 feet
  13. Melrose Commons Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters and Pauls Church House of worship
    680 feet

Fire and police

  1. 42nd Precinct Police station
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 159th Street or Elton Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.