East 153rd Street & Elton Avenue

East 153rd Street and Elton Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 firehouse is 960 feet away, and Latinos Unidos is 1,300 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 23 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
3 Av/E 154 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
23 places
7 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,130 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 3 Av/E 154 St, 210 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 154 St Bx15, Bx21 · Shelter
    210 feet
    Bx15 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 24 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
    660 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
    0.5 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 491 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    740 feet
  2. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    740 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    950 feet
  2. Immaculate Conception School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    780 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    1,190 feet
  3. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,260 feet
Show all 5
  1. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    1,260 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,300 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    570 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    850 feet
  2. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    960 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    700 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 16 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 153rd Street or Elton 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.