3rd Avenue & East 153rd Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 153rd Street is in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Flynn Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
15 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/E 154 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
20 places
6 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 153rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,200 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 154 St, 80 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 154 St Bx15, Bx21 · Shelter
    80 feet
    Bx15 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen Ave & E 152 St 21 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Turn calming, August 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
19 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 491 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 153rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200566, 201141 and 222791.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Firehouse Engine Co. 41.

  1. Fire hat Relief by David Saunders, 1994
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    650 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    860 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,020 feet
Show all 5
  1. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,020 feet
  2. Immaculate Conception School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    900 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    1,130 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    440 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    960 feet
  2. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 153rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.