East 151st Street & Courtlandt Avenue

East 151st Street and Courtlandt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden is 140 feet away, and Melrose Playground is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them schools, and 53 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
E 149 St/Courtlandt Av · Bx2, Bx19
Within a walk
31 places
8 schools, 7 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 151st Street & Courtlandt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,010 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 E 149 St/Courtlandt Av, 610 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx19.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Courtlandt Av Bx2, Bx19
    610 feet
    Bx2 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Courtlandt Ave & E 149 St 23 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.6 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 60 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 151st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO DEPT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival and Second Empire, one each, and built between 1871 and 1903.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Immaculate Conception School
    310 feet
  2. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    480 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    570 feet
Show all 17
  1. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    480 feet
  2. Bronx Haven High School
    480 feet
  3. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    650 feet
  4. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    700 feet
  5. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    710 feet
  6. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    710 feet
  7. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    710 feet
  8. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    840 feet
  9. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    840 feet
  10. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    840 feet
  11. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    850 feet
  12. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    930 feet
  13. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,080 feet
  14. Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    140 feet
  2. Melrose Playground
    850 feet
  3. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Patterson Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    510 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    570 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    340 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,230 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Courtlandt Avenue or East 151st 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.