3rd Avenue & East 154th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 154th Street is in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Vogue Community Garden is 690 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 24 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
3 Av/E 153 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
24 places
6 religious buildings, 3 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 154th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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 153 St, 100 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 153 St Bx15, Bx21
    100 feet
    Bx15 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 154 St 19 docks in all
    650 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. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 262 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on 3rd Avenue (east side).

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 154th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 154th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200566 and 201629.

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
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    650 feet
  2. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
Show all 5
  1. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,220 feet
  2. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    690 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    850 feet
  3. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,210 feet
  2. Melrose Playground
    1,250 feet
  3. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    640 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    750 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    870 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 15 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 154th 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.