East 149th Street & Brook Avenue

East 149th Street and Brook Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 277 is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them schools, and 32 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
31 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
E 149 St/Brook Av · Bx4, Bx19
Within a walk
23 places
6 schools, 3 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 149th Street & Brook Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    830 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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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 E 149 St/Brook Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx4 and Bx19.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Brook Av Bx4, Bx19
    130 feet
    Bx4 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

East 149th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 8pm, every day.

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 148 St 20 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 29 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 610 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brook Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of East 149th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 149th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200693 and 200922.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1895 and 1913.

  1. Public School 27 Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 277 School
    920 feet
  3. Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science School
    950 feet
Show all 11
  1. I.S. 584 School
    950 feet
  2. University Prep Charter High School
    950 feet
  3. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,000 feet
  4. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  5. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  6. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  7. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,080 feet
  8. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    670 feet
  2. The Classics Bronx Community Garden
    1,200 feet
  3. Eagle Slope Garden
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Mary's Playground West Playground
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hub Post Office
    1,130 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 149th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, 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.