Park Avenue & East 153rd Street
Park Avenue and East 153rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Melrose Community Center is 870 feet away, and Kipp Academy Charter School is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2, 4 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 50.3 miles2 4 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
3 lines- 2 …
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Manhattan
3 lines- 2 …
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 153 St, 430 feet away, for the Bx32.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Av/E 153 St Bx32430 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 all400 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.9 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10451
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 40 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Concourse-Concourse Village
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1983 and 2017.
Since 2014 at least 424 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 153rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
South side of East 153rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
East side of Park Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 community centers
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- P.S. 001 Courtlandt School1,170 feet
- Kipp Academy Charter School1,220 feet
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- P.S./M.S. 031 the William Lloyd Garrison School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Melrose Playground1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Community center at Melrose Community center840 feet
- Melrose Community Center870 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket450 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Concourse Plaza Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Morris Avenue & East 153rd Street 340 feet
- Park Avenue & East 151st Street 580 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 155th Street 650 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 151st Street 880 feet
- Morris Avenue & Park Avenue 900 feet
- East 156th Street & Concourse Village East 1,140 feet
- Park Avenue & East 149th Street 1,150 feet
- Morris Avenue & East 150th Street 1,170 feet
See every intersection along East 153rd Street or Park Avenue.