Westchester Avenue & East 156th Street

Westchester Avenue and East 156th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Westchester Av/E 156 St · Bx4
Within a walk
28 places
10 religious buildings, 10 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & East 156th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 730 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    730 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. Prospect Av 2, 5
    1,140 feet
    2 5
  2. E 149 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 Westchester Av/E 156 St, 50 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/E 156 St Bx4
    50 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & E 156 St 23 docks in all
    50 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
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,000 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 126 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

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

North side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    380 feet
  2. Academy of Public Relations School
    520 feet
  3. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    520 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. X017 School
    520 feet
  2. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    520 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    780 feet
  4. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,110 feet
  5. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    1,180 feet
  6. Brilla Veritas Charter School
    1,240 feet
  7. P.S. 157 Grove Hill School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    140 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    340 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Woodstock Library
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    750 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    640 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet
  3. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 21 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 156th Street or Westchester 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.