Concourse Village West & East 159th Street

Concourse Village West and East 159th Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The sculpture “Spirit of Progress” is 480 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
E 161 St/Sherman Av · Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13
Within a walk
20 places
5 courthouses, 5 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Concourse Village West & East 159th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    1,190 feet
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/Sherman Av, 440 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Sherman Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 · Shelter
    440 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …
  3. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 161 St 27 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 1926 and 1948.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Concourse Village West

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 159th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 159th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Thirteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Moderne, and mostly built between 1926 and 1939.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at 161st Street Bridge, 161st Street & Concourse Village.

  1. Bronx Archway Installation by Alison Sky, 2014
    450 feet
  2. The Song of Achievement Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1934
    470 feet
  3. Spirit of Progress Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1934
    480 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 courthouses
  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons ABC Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School IV School
    790 feet
  3. Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School, the Shirley Rodrguez-Remeneski School
    1,090 feet
Show all 7
  1. Concourse Village Elementary School Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  2. Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School
    1,150 feet
  3. South Bronx Literacy Academy School
    1,150 feet
  4. Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franz Sigel Park
    730 feet
  2. Joyce Kilmer Park
    860 feet
  3. Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis Garden
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    470 feet
  2. Bronx Supreme Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    540 feet
  3. Bronx Family Court Courthouse
    600 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    790 feet
  2. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    840 feet
  3. Older adult center at 900 Grand Concourse Older adult center · landmark
    1,010 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    890 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    30 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Concourse Village West or East 159th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.