Courtlandt Avenue & East 148th Street

Courtlandt Avenue and East 148th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 390 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 12 of them schools, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
630 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
E 149 St/Courtlandt Av · Bx2, Bx19
Within a walk
44 places
12 schools, 11 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 630 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    630 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
    0.5 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, 300 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Courtlandt Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 268 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 219933 and 222165.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    390 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    390 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

  1. Para Roberto Sculpture by Melissa Calderón, 2019
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    90 feet
  2. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    220 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    270 feet
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  1. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    620 feet
  3. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    620 feet
  4. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    620 feet
  5. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    750 feet
  6. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    750 feet
  7. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    750 feet
  8. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    750 feet
  9. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  10. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    890 feet
  11. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    930 feet
  12. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  13. Immaculate Conception School
    1,120 feet
  14. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,230 feet
  15. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet
  16. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet
  17. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,290 feet
  18. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,290 feet
  19. Bronx Haven High School
    1,290 feet
  20. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    1,290 feet
  21. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    440 feet
  2. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    760 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    570 feet
  2. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    860 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    690 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    380 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    940 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 30 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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