Morris Avenue & East 153rd Street
Morris Avenue and East 153rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, nine school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 001 Courtlandt School is 830 feet away, and Melrose Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2, 4 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 50.4 miles2 4 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
3 lines- 2 …
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Manhattan
3 lines- 2 …
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Also within a walk
- 3 Av-149 St 2, 50.5 miles2 5
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 153 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx32.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Av/E 153 St Bx32120 feetBx32
Next buses at this stop
- Bx32 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Morris Ave & E 153 St 19 docks in all60 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 390 East 161st Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, July 2025
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 9 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,929th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10451
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 40
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Melrose
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development.
Since 2014 at least 330 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 50 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 153rd Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Back-in parking only 8 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of East 153rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Morris Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
West side of Morris Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 219533.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 community centers
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K220 feet
- P.S. 001 Courtlandt School830 feet
- Kipp Academy Charter School1,080 feet
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- P.S./M.S. 031 the William Lloyd Garrison School1,080 feet
- Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School1,280 feet
- Bronx Design and Construction Academy School1,280 feet
- Bronx Haven High School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Melrose Playground920 feet
- Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Melrose Community center500 feet
- Melrose Community Center730 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket110 feet
- Bravo Supermarket1,140 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Concourse Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 19 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Park Avenue & East 153rd Street 340 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 155th Street 510 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 151st Street 540 feet
- Morris Avenue & Park Avenue 750 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 150th Street 820 feet
- Park Avenue & East 151st Street 930 feet
- East 153rd Street & Courtlandt Avenue 940 feet
- East 156th Street & Concourse Village East 990 feet
See every intersection along East 153rd Street or Morris Avenue.