East 157th Street & East 153rd Street

East 157th Street and East 153rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx, at the edge of Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Elston Gene Howard Field Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the paperbark maple.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
E 161 St/River Av · Bx13
Within a walk
3 places
1 ferry landing, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 157th Street & East 153rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.3 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/River Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx13.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/River Av Bx13
    0.3 miles
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 153 St & E 157 St 19 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 730 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 611 Grand Concourse Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
8 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village; the corner is on the edge of the Yankee Stadium-Macombs Dam Park area

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the paperbark maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No stopping 7 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 157th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macombs Dam Park
    50 feet
  2. Elston Gene Howard Field Playground
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    970 feet

Other places

  1. Yankee Stadium Ferry Landing
    1,150 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, homes within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 153rd Street or East 157th Street.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.