Tinton Avenue & East 151st Street

Tinton Avenue and East 151st Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them schools, and 17 places to eat. About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
E 149 St/Tinton Av · Bx17, Bx19
Within a walk
26 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    1,250 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
    1,260 feet
    6
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.4 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 E 149 St/Tinton Av, 740 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Tinton Av Bx17, Bx19
    740 feet
    Bx17 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 37 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
    1,170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.3 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 one crash 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 August 2021.

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
45 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 206 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and May 2018, 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

West side of Tinton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 3 gardens
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    120 feet
  2. St Anselm School
    730 feet
  3. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    760 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    740 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    880 feet
  4. Storefront Academy Charter School
    900 feet
  5. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    990 feet
  6. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    1,090 feet
  7. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center
    1,180 feet
  8. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    120 feet
  2. Isla Verde Garden
    310 feet
  3. El Flamboyan Garden
    410 feet
Show all 7
  1. Pontiac Playground
    750 feet
  2. Abigail Playground
    950 feet
  3. Demera Santiago Garden
    1,190 feet
  4. Al Quiñones Playground
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    600 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    970 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    970 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station · landmark
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or Tinton 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, 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.