Courtlandt Avenue & East 155th Street

Courtlandt Avenue and East 155th Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Melrose Playground is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them gardens, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Melrose Av/E 155 St · Bx41
Within a walk
29 places
7 gardens, 7 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Courtlandt Avenue & East 155th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 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 155 St, 540 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 155 St Bx41
    540 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

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
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 1952 and 1960.

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

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 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
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and September 2020, 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 155th Street

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

South side of East 155th Street

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

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
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    500 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    760 feet
  3. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,230 feet
  2. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,230 feet
  3. Bronx Haven High School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Playground
    80 feet
  2. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    110 feet
  3. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    460 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    550 feet
  2. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    830 feet
  3. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    910 feet
  4. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    940 feet
  5. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  6. Vogue Community Garden
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Melrose Community center
    200 feet
  2. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    490 feet
  3. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Melrose Community Center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    640 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Courtlandt Avenue or East 155th 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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.