Union Avenue & East 161st Street

Union Avenue and East 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
670 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
490 feet
Prospect Av/Westchester Av · Bx17
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 670 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    670 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
    0.4 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 Prospect Av/Westchester Av, 490 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/Westchester Av Bx17 · Shelter
    490 feet
    Bx17
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 161st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 160 St & Tinton Ave 22 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10459
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)
Morrisania
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON

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 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science LL School
    450 feet
  2. United Charter High School for the Humanities II School
    450 feet
  3. Fidelis Early Childhood Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
Show all 7
  1. Blondell Joyner Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    1,180 feet
  3. Gwendolyn B. Bland Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  4. Argus Career Training Institute Trade or language school
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Union Garden - Union Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    690 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    710 feet
  2. Woodstock Library Landmark
    880 feet
  3. Casa Amadeo, Antigua Casa Hernandez Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 950 Union Avenue Older adult center
    920 feet
  2. Community center at Forest Community center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 24 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 161st 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.