East 150th Street & Wales Avenue

East 150th Street and Wales Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pontiac Playground is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, six of them schools, and 14 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 149 St
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
E 149 St/Wales Av · Bx17, Bx19
Within a walk
25 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St 6
    1,130 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 149 St/Wales Av, 340 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Wales Av Bx17, Bx19 · Shelter
    340 feet
    Bx17 Bx19
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 149 St & Jackson Ave 23 docks in all
    870 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    1,050 feet
  2. 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 101 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 150th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 150th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Wales Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Wales Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    430 feet
  2. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    610 feet
  3. South Bronx School of Technology Trade or language school
    900 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    780 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,010 feet
  4. Storefront Academy Charter School
    1,030 feet
  5. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center
    1,040 feet
  6. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
  7. H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School) School
    1,280 feet
  8. Mott Haven Community High School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pontiac Playground
    300 feet
  2. El Flamboyan Garden
    300 feet
  3. Isla Verde Garden
    440 feet
Show all 5
  1. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    450 feet
  2. El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. E. Robert Moore Houses, Building 1 Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,120 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,120 feet
  3. Older adult center at 515 Jackson Avenue Older adult center
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 25 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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 150th Street or Wales Avenue.

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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.