East 161st Street & Courtlandt Avenue

East 161st Street and Courtlandt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Melrose Commons Park is 690 feet away, and Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
E 161 St/Melrose Av · Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13
Within a walk
36 places
11 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 161st Street & Courtlandt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.5 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/Melrose Av, 410 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx13.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Melrose Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 · Shelter
    410 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …
  3. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

East 161st Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane.

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 161 St & Park Ave 21 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.2 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.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
42
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Morrisania
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 514 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Courtlandt Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 161st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Fabiana Day Care Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  2. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    810 feet
  3. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet
Show all 5
  1. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 443 East 162 Street Pre-K center
    1,290 feet
  2. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Railroad Park
    50 feet
  2. Railroad Park Playground
    180 feet
  3. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    320 feet
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  1. Melrose Commons Park
    690 feet
  2. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    720 feet
  3. 159th Street Community Garden
    730 feet
  4. Yolanda García Park
    790 feet
  5. El Coqui Liberation Community Garden
    810 feet
  6. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    880 feet
  7. Arcilla Playground
    1,050 feet
  8. O'Neill Triangle Park
    1,050 feet
  9. Jardin la Roca Garden
    1,230 feet
  10. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,270 feet
  11. La Isla USA Garden
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 55 Ambulance station
    670 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Melrose Library
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Morissania Air Rights Community center
    590 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3135 Park Avenue Older adult center
    700 feet
  3. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    1,190 feet
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  1. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 20 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 Courtlandt Avenue or East 161st Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.