Westchester Avenue & Jackson Avenue at East 152nd Street

Westchester Avenue, Jackson Avenue and East 152nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development. The corner is also named Moises ‘Candela’ Joel Medina Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pontiac Playground is 560 feet away, and Hub Post Office is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places and nine places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Av
110 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Westchester Av/Jackson Av · Bx4
Within a walk
27 places
6 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Westchester Avenue & Jackson Avenue at East 152nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Av, 110 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    110 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
    0.4 miles
    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/Jackson Av, 110 feet away, for the Bx4.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Westchester Av/Jackson Av Bx4
    110 feet
    Bx4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 152nd Street and Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & Jackson Ave 25 docks in all
    40 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
40 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Moises ‘Candela’ Joel Medina Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1937 and 1963.

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

Since 2014 at least 159 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Moises ‘Candela’ Joel Medina Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 152nd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 152nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-3PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Westchester Avenue

  • No parking 9 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 27 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 schools
  • 3 community centers
  • 3 gardens
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    450 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    450 feet
Show all 7
  1. Storefront Academy Charter School
    470 feet
  2. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    980 feet
  3. St Anselm School
    1,160 feet
  4. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pontiac Playground
    560 feet
  2. Isla Verde Garden
    660 feet
  3. Captain Rivera Playground
    790 feet
Show all 7
  1. Eagle Slope Garden
    890 feet
  2. Abigail Playground
    1,200 feet
  3. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    1,230 feet
  4. The Classics Bronx Community Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    360 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    360 feet
  3. Community center at Saint Mary's Park Community center
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Saint Mary's Park Community Center
    710 feet
  2. Hub Post Office
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    970 feet

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 19 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 152nd Street, Jackson Avenue or Westchester 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, NYC Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.