Elton Avenue & East 154th Street

Elton Avenue and East 154th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The relief “Fire hat” is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, six of them gardens, and 28 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
3 Av/E 154 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
26 places
6 gardens, 6 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elton Avenue & East 154th Street 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 five 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 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

  • 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
    500 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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 262 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 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
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 154th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 154th Street

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

East side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • 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
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 6 gardens
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    500 feet
  2. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  3. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,200 feet
Show all 4
  1. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    530 feet
  2. Flynn Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,050 feet
Show all 9
  1. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    1,080 feet
  2. Melrose Playground
    1,090 feet
  3. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,140 feet
  4. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    1,180 feet
  5. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,220 feet
  6. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    600 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  3. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 17 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 154th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.