East 156th Street & Melrose Avenue

East 156th Street and Melrose Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Police Service Area #7 is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, ten of them gardens, and 22 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
20 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Melrose Av/E 156 St · Bx41
Within a walk
32 places
10 gardens, 8 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 156th Street & Melrose 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 seven 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 156 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 156 St Bx41
    60 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 154 St 19 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 17 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 156th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 156th Street

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

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Melrose Avenue

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

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
    230 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 gardens
  • 8 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    480 feet
  2. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    550 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    160 feet
  2. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    280 feet
  3. Vogue Community Garden
    440 feet
Show all 14
  1. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    520 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    610 feet
  3. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    690 feet
  4. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    750 feet
  5. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    750 feet
  6. Melrose Playground
    840 feet
  7. Yolanda García Park
    880 feet
  8. 159th Street Community Garden
    990 feet
  9. Flynn Playground
    1,100 feet
  10. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    1,140 feet
  11. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    580 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,260 feet
  3. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    790 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    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 22 places to eat and 22 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 East 156th 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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.