Grand Concourse & East 161st Street

Grand Concourse and East 161st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies inside the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The installation “Bronx Archway” is 70 feet away, and the sculpture “The Majesty of the Law” is 200 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about two minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them courthouses, and 37 places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
46 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Grand Concourse/E 161 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
15 places
5 courthouses, 3 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Grand Concourse & East 161st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    490 feet
    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. 167 St B, D
    0.5 miles
    B 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 Grand Concourse/E 161 St, 80 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 161 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
    80 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 BxM4

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

East 161st Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 8pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 33 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 161 St 27 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,100 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 1926 and 1948.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 66 signs on these blocks
  • 23 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and June 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm Jan-May, Dec, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday, Wednesday to Saturday 8am to 7pm June-Nov on Grand Concourse (west side).

North side of East 161st Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 161st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO NYSJ MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Grand Concourse

  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 TUESDAY 6AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200863, 220628 and 221864.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 22 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Moderne, and built between 1922 and 1955.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at 161st Street Bridge, 161st Street & Concourse Village.

  1. Bronx Archway Installation by Alison Sky, 2014
    70 feet
  2. The Majesty of the Law Sculpture by George Holburn Snowden, 1934
    200 feet
  3. The Song of Achievement Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1934
    270 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 courthouses
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons ABC Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    160 feet
  2. Franz Sigel Park
    650 feet
  3. Macombs Dam Park
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. Joyce Kilmer Park Playground
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Lowly Nazarene Baptist Church House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 900 Grand Concourse Older adult center · landmark
    310 feet
  2. Bronx Supreme Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    310 feet
  3. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    590 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Family Court Courthouse
    610 feet
  2. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    910 feet
  3. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,000 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    640 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 161st Street or Grand Concourse.

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