East 146th Street & College Avenue

East 146th Street and College Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Patterson Playground is 30 feet away, and Engine Company/Squad 41 stands 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
3 Av/E 144 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
31 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 146th Street & College Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,300 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
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 3 Av/E 144 St, 850 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 144 St Bx2, Bx21 · Shelter
    850 feet
    Bx2 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 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
    900 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
    1 mile

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 December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 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 1921 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of College Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 146th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 146th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

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. Engine Company/Squad 41 Designated landmark
    730 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    760 feet
  3. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 5 trade or language schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    80 feet
  2. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    740 feet
  3. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    750 feet
Show all 14
  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  2. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    880 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    910 feet
  4. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    940 feet
  5. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    990 feet
  6. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    1,190 feet
  7. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    1,190 feet
  8. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  9. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,280 feet
  10. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,280 feet
  11. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    30 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    710 feet
  3. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    720 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ryan Triangle
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,050 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 24 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 College Avenue or East 146th 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.