East 151st Street & Melrose Avenue

East 151st Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Immaculate Conception School is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, nine of them schools, and 50 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Melrose Av/E 152 St · Bx41
Within a walk
36 places
9 schools, 8 trade or language schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    490 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 152 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 152 St Bx41
    180 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

  • 36 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
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st 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 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 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
46 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 717 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 151st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 151st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200784, 218533 and 219467.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Second Empire, and built between 1871 and 1872.

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
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 schools
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 fire stations
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Immaculate Conception School
    290 feet
  2. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    580 feet
  3. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
Show all 20
  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    580 feet
  2. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    580 feet
  3. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    870 feet
  4. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    920 feet
  5. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    920 feet
  6. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,000 feet
  7. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,000 feet
  8. Bronx Haven High School
    1,000 feet
  9. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  10. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
  11. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,110 feet
  12. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    1,170 feet
  13. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  14. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,230 feet
  15. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,230 feet
  16. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  17. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    370 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    800 feet
  2. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    590 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station
    1,130 feet
  2. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    1,140 feet
  3. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown 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 50 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or Melrose Avenue.

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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.