Jackson Avenue & East 161st Street

Jackson Avenue and East 161st Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's McKinley development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Dunbar Playground is 580 feet away, and Captain Rivera Playground is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, nine of them schools, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 161st Street.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,010 feet
E 163 St/Tinton Av · Bx6
Within a walk
23 places
9 schools, 4 playgrounds and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackson Avenue & East 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Prospect 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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 163 St/Tinton Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Bx6.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 163 St/Tinton Av Bx6 · Shelter
    1,010 feet
    Bx6
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 161st Street.

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cauldwell Ave & E 161 St 18 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six 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 July 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 1960 and 1986.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's McKinley development.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Jackson Avenue

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

West side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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 23 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar School
    560 feet
  3. Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
Show all 12
  1. Gwendolyn B. Bland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  2. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    1,000 feet
  3. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    1,000 feet
  4. Legacy College Charter High School
    1,110 feet
  5. P.S. X140 the Eagle School
    1,170 feet
  6. Academy of Public Relations School
    1,180 feet
  7. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    1,180 feet
  8. P.S. X017 School
    1,180 feet
  9. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dunbar Playground
    580 feet
  2. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    830 feet
  3. Hilton White Playground
    960 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grove Hill Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodstock Library Landmark
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Forest Community center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.