Jackson Avenue & East 151st Street

Jackson Avenue and East 151st Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Storefront Academy Charter School is 110 feet away, and Fountain Of Youth Playground is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, five of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Jackson Avenue.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
470 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
Westchester Av/Jackson Av · Bx4
Within a walk
26 places
5 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackson Avenue & East 151st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    470 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. E 149 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.5 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/Jackson Av, 470 feet away, for the Bx4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Jackson Ave 25 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.4 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 1937 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 67 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 151st Street

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

South side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 community centers
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    90 feet
  2. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    90 feet
  3. Storefront Academy Charter School
    110 feet
Show all 6
  1. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    630 feet
  3. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pontiac Playground
    200 feet
  2. Isla Verde Garden
    390 feet
  3. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    900 feet
Show all 8
  1. El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    980 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,150 feet
  3. El Flamboyan Garden
    1,190 feet
  4. St. Mary's Park
    1,220 feet
  5. Eagle Slope Garden
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    550 feet
  2. E. Robert Moore Houses, Building 1 Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Saint Mary's Park Community Center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    720 feet
  3. Community center at Adams Community center
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    990 feet
  2. Older adult center at 515 Jackson Avenue Older adult center
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,070 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or Jackson 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.