Union Avenue & East 152nd Street

Union Avenue and East 152nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 stands 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
1,160 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Prospect Av/Kelly St · Bx17
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & East 152nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    1,160 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
    0.3 miles
    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 Prospect Av/Kelly St, 300 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/Kelly St Bx17
    300 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 152nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 151 St 21 docks in all
    610 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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.

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

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 152nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 152nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Union Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

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.

  1. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 Designated landmark
    180 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    380 feet
  2. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    450 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    640 feet
Show all 9
  1. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    760 feet
  2. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    930 feet
  3. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    930 feet
  4. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    1,060 feet
  5. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  6. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    350 feet
  2. Demera Santiago Garden
    570 feet
  3. Al Quiñones Playground
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Abigail Playground
    740 feet
  2. El Flamboyan Garden
    760 feet
  3. Isla Verde Garden
    890 feet
  4. The William Rainey Garden
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 152nd Street or Union 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.