Elton Avenue & East 155th Street

Elton Avenue and East 155th 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 Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 firehouse is 470 feet away, and Melrose Playground is 1,090 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them gardens, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
3 Av/E 154 St · Bx15, Bx21
Within a walk
29 places
8 gardens, 6 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Elton Avenue & East 155th 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 six 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, 460 feet away, for the Bx15 and Bx21.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 154 St Bx15, Bx21 · Shelter
    460 feet
    Bx15 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx15 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 156 St & Brook Ave 19 docks in all
    700 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
    0.4 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. Nobody was hurt.

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
36 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 76 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 155th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 155th Street

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

East side of Elton Avenue

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

West side of Elton Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

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
    430 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 gardens
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    710 feet
  2. Bronx Sky Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  3. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet
  2. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vogue Community Garden
    290 feet
  2. Latinos Unidos Garden
    800 feet
  3. Flynn Playground
    810 feet
Show all 12
  1. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    890 feet
  2. Centro Cultural Rincon Criollo Garden
    890 feet
  3. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    930 feet
  4. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    970 feet
  5. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    1,010 feet
  6. Melrose Playground
    1,090 feet
  7. La Isla USA Garden
    1,200 feet
  8. Jardin la Roca Garden
    1,200 feet
  9. Yolanda García Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    350 feet
  2. Casita Rincon Criollo Listed historic place
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Melrose Community center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. ALDI Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 19 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 East 155th 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.