St Anns Avenue & East 157th Street

St Anns Avenue and East 157th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. El Batey Borincano is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, eight of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1992 and 2010, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
3 Av/E 157 St · Bx15
Within a walk
26 places
8 schools, 6 gardens and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Anns Avenue & East 157th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  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 3 Av/E 157 St, 890 feet away, for the Bx15.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 157 St Bx15
    890 feet
    Bx15

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on St Anns Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 157 St 21 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 481 East 163rd Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 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 1992 and 2010.

Since 2014 at least 227 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

West side of St Anns Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 schools
  • 6 gardens
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. East 156 Daycare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    90 feet
  2. Northside Center for Child Development - Bronx Early Head Start Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    690 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    740 feet
  2. Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School
    850 feet
  3. University Heights Secondary School
    850 feet
  4. NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (Aeci) School
    880 feet
  5. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  6. Leaders of Excellence, Advocacy and Discovery School
    1,300 feet
  7. P.S. X643 School
    1,300 feet
  8. Legacy College Charter High School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. El Batey Borincano Garden
    460 feet
  2. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    490 feet
  3. Flynn Playground
    670 feet
Show all 8
  1. Grove Hill Community Garden
    990 feet
  2. Magnolia Tree Community Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Grove Hill Playground
    1,040 feet
  4. Palmas del Caribe (Eagle Avenue Community Garden) Garden
    1,110 feet
  5. Vogue Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  3. Bronx Borough Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

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

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and nine 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 157th Street or St Anns 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.