East 150th Street & Melrose Avenue

East 150th Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is 220 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, nine of them schools, and 59 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
200 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Melrose Av/E 149 St · Bx41, Bx41 SBS
Within a walk
36 places
9 schools, 9 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 150th Street & Melrose Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    200 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, 200 feet away, for the Bx41 and Bx41 SBS.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …
  2. Bx41 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 150th Street and Melrose Avenue.

  • 42 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
    40 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
    1 mile

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.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 576 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 150th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 150th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200662.

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
    660 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    740 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
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 schools
  • 9 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Immaculate Conception School
    580 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    620 feet
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  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    290 feet
  2. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    290 feet
  3. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    620 feet
  4. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    770 feet
  5. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    800 feet
  6. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    820 feet
  7. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    940 feet
  8. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    940 feet
  9. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    940 feet
  10. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    960 feet
  11. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  12. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  13. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,040 feet
  14. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,160 feet
  15. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  16. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,290 feet
  17. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,290 feet
  18. Bronx Haven High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    530 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    510 feet
  2. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    840 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    200 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 59 places to eat and 29 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 150th 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.