Gerard Avenue & East 153rd Street

Gerard Avenue and East 153rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Dog Run in Franz Sigel Park is 630 feet away, and New Roots Community Farm is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places and two places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
820 feet
River Av/E 151 St · Bx13
Within a walk
8 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Gerard Avenue & 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 seven minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 4 5

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 River Av/E 151 St, 820 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. River Av/E 151 St Bx13
    820 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Gerard Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walton Ave & E 153 St 19 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 610 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 611 Grand Concourse Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 89 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

East side of Gerard Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Gerard Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1927 and 1935.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York School
    1,190 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School II MS School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franz Sigel Park
    70 feet
  2. Franz Sigel Park Playground
    220 feet
  3. Dog Run in Franz Sigel Park Dog run
    630 feet
Show all 6
  1. River Avenue Parks Playground
    830 feet
  2. Macombs Dam Park
    1,090 feet
  3. New Roots Community Farm Garden
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

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

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    690 feet
  2. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and six food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 153rd Street or Gerard 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.