East 153rd Street & Courtlandt Avenue

East 153rd Street and Courtlandt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 288 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, eight of them schools, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Melrose Av/E 153 St · Bx41
Within a walk
32 places
8 schools, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 153rd Street & Courtlandt 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 six 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 …

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 153 St, 640 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 153 St Bx41
    640 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 155 St & Courtlandt Ave 19 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 1 mile 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 288 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,495th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 125 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
55 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1952.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development.

Since 2014 at least 63 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 153rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
  • Back-in parking only 8 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

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, at Firehouse Engine Co. 41.

  1. Fire hat Relief by David Saunders, 1994
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    330 feet
  2. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    730 feet
  3. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    870 feet
Show all 13
  1. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    730 feet
  2. Bronx Haven High School
    730 feet
  3. Immaculate Conception School
    840 feet
  4. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    990 feet
  5. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,110 feet
  6. Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  7. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,230 feet
  8. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  9. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  10. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Playground
    320 feet
  2. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    610 feet
  3. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    670 feet
Show all 5
  1. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    950 feet
  2. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    550 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    700 feet
  3. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    990 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    1,140 feet
  2. Squad 41 Fire station
    1,140 feet
  3. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    200 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Courtlandt Avenue or East 153rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.