East 153rd Street & Bergen Avenue

East 153rd Street and Bergen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
3 Av/E 153 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 153rd Street & Bergen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    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 3 Av/E 153 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 153 St Bx15, Bx21
    320 feet
    Bx15 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen Ave & E 152 St 21 docks in all
    490 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. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
20 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 543 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bergen Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bergen 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 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 153rd Street

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

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 220973 and 222791.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    830 feet
  3. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    960 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    1,140 feet
  3. Vogue Community Garden
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hub Post Office
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    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 23 places to eat and 14 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bergen Avenue or East 153rd 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.