College Avenue & East 148th Street

College Avenue and East 148th Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Mott Haven Reformed Church is 580 feet away, and Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 48 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
E 149 St/Courtlandt Av · Bx2, Bx19
Within a walk
34 places
8 trade or language schools, 7 religious buildings and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
College Avenue & East 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,030 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. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 4 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 E 149 St/Courtlandt Av, 710 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx19.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Courtlandt Av Bx2, Bx19
    710 feet
    Bx2 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 50 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Courtlandt Ave & E 149 St 23 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
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
24 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 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 1915 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 164 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of College Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of College Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival and Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1901 and 1919.

  1. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    770 feet
  2. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    340 feet
  2. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    480 feet
  3. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    490 feet
Show all 15
  1. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    620 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    670 feet
  3. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    680 feet
  4. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  5. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  6. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,020 feet
  7. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  8. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  9. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  10. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  11. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet
  12. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    40 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    950 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ryan Triangle
    1,100 feet
  2. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 14 Ambulance station
    1,060 feet
  2. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    580 feet
  2. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    560 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    560 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along College Avenue or East 148th Street.

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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.