Union Avenue & East 158th Street

Union Avenue and East 158th Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. Academy of Public Relations is 680 feet away, and Captain Rivera Playground is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
530 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Westchester Av/Prospect Av · Bx4
Within a walk
28 places
12 religious buildings, 8 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & East 158th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    530 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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Intervale 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 Westchester Av/Prospect Av, 460 feet away, for the Bx4.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & Longwood Ave 29 docks in all
    510 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 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
10456
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 12 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

North side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 158th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 19 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built in 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    480 feet
  2. Academy of Public Relations School
    680 feet
  3. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    680 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. X017 School
    680 feet
  2. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    680 feet
  3. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  4. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,120 feet
  5. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    1,150 feet
  6. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    1,150 feet
  7. Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    700 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Woodstock Library Landmark
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  2. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    910 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 158th Street or Union 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.