East 153rd Street & Melrose Avenue

East 153rd Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Police Service Area #7 is 760 feet away, and P.S. 29 Ballfield is 910 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 30 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 39 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
18 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Melrose Av/E 153 St · Bx41
Within a walk
30 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 153rd Street & Melrose 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 Melrose Av/E 153 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx41.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 154 St 19 docks in all
    300 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
    0.4 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 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 245 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the common hackberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

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
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Immaculate Conception School
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    850 feet
Show all 11
  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  2. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  3. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,110 feet
  4. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  5. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,250 feet
  6. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,250 feet
  7. Bronx Haven High School
    1,250 feet
  8. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Playground
    840 feet
  2. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    900 feet
  3. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    990 feet
  2. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Vogue Community Garden
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    580 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 Fire station
    610 feet
  2. Police Service Area #7 Police station
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,170 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.