Melrose Avenue & East 154th Street

Melrose Avenue and East 154th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Division 6/Engine 71/Ladder 55 firehouse is 360 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 29 public places, eight of them gardens, and 31 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,260 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
Melrose Av/E 153 St · Bx41
Within a walk
29 places
8 gardens, 7 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Melrose Avenue & East 154th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,260 feet
    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 Melrose Av/E 153 St, 160 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Melrose Av/E 153 St Bx41
    160 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Melrose Avenue.

  • 21 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
    50 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
    0.4 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 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 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 154th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of East 154th Street

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

East side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Melrose Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 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
    280 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 8 gardens
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Excel Career Training School Trade or language school
    100 feet
  2. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,060 feet
  3. Immaculate Conception School
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Playground
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    660 feet
  3. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    740 feet
Show all 10
  1. Rainbow Garden of Life and Health Garden
    780 feet
  2. Vogue Community Garden
    940 feet
  3. Latinos Unidos Garden
    1,110 feet
  4. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,150 feet
  5. Rays of Sunshine Community Garden (Family Group Garden) Garden
    1,190 feet
  6. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,240 feet
  7. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at La Central Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    810 feet
  2. Reformed Church of Melrose Listed historic place
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    830 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    980 feet
  3. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    970 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 21 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 154th Street or Melrose 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.