East 149th Street & Melrose Avenue

East 149th Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Building, one of five Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Melrose Av/E 149 St · Bx41, Bx41 SBS
Within a walk
36 places
8 religious buildings, 8 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    60 feet
    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 149 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx41 and Bx41 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 149 St Bx41, Bx41 SBS
    60 feet
    Bx41 Bx41 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …
  2. Bx41 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 149th Street and Melrose Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 150 St 31 docks in all
    300 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. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 620 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 149th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS

East side of Melrose Avenue

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

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1901 and 1913.

  1. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    490 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
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    560 feet
  3. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
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  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    150 feet
  2. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    150 feet
  3. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    510 feet
  4. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    700 feet
  5. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    760 feet
  6. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    760 feet
  7. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    780 feet
  8. Immaculate Conception School
    840 feet
  9. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    860 feet
  10. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    860 feet
  11. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    860 feet
  12. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    980 feet
  13. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  14. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  15. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    790 feet
  2. Patterson Playground
    1,180 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    630 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    1,160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    940 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    160 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,190 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 31 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 East 149th Street or Melrose Avenue.

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, 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.