Courtlandt Avenue & East 154th Street

Courtlandt Avenue and East 154th Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The relief “Fire hat” is 650 feet away, and Bronx Design and Construction Academy is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
Melrose Av/E 153 St · Bx41
Within a walk
28 places
7 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Courtlandt 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 seven 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 Melrose Av/E 153 St, 690 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 153 St Bx41
    690 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 155 St & Courtlandt Ave 19 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
47 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 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 1920 and 1952.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development.

Since 2014 at least 38 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of East 154th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 154th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Second Empire, and built between 1871 and 1872.

Monuments and public art

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 28 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 6 schools
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    570 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    620 feet
  3. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    750 feet
Show all 7
  1. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    970 feet
  2. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    970 feet
  3. Bronx Haven High School
    970 feet
  4. Immaculate Conception School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Playground
    90 feet
  2. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    370 feet
  3. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    710 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    800 feet
  2. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    910 feet
  3. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,080 feet
  4. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  5. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Melrose Community center
    460 feet
  2. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    740 feet
  3. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    800 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    890 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    440 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Courtlandt Avenue or East 154th 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.