Park Avenue & East 159th Street

Park Avenue and East 159th Street meet at a three-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Morrisania Air Rights development. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Railroad Park is 600 feet away, and Melrose Community Center is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Morris Av/E 158 St, is 680 feet away for the Bx32, and 11 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Major Deegan Expressway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Morris Av/E 158 St · Bx32
Within a walk
27 places
9 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 159th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 158 St, 680 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 158 St Bx32
    680 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 161 St & Park Ave 21 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    1,190 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 3
City Council district
16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40 and 42 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,300 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 Morrisania Air Rights development.

Since 2014 at least 224 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the red maple and the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 159th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of East 159th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Salvation Army Bronx Citadel Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  2. Fabiana Day Care Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  3. P.S./M.S. 029 Melrose School
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Railroad Park
    600 feet
  2. Dolorinda Lisante Community Garden
    630 feet
  3. 159th Street Community Garden
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. Courtlandt Avenue Community Garden
    790 feet
  2. Melrose New Generation Community Garden
    800 feet
  3. Railroad Park Playground
    880 feet
  4. Yolanda García Park
    960 feet
  5. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,150 feet
  6. P.S. 29 Ballfield Playground
    1,180 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 55 Ambulance station
    160 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    400 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Morissania Air Rights Community center
    160 feet
  2. Older adult center at 3135 Park Avenue Older adult center
    160 feet
  3. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet
Show all 4
  1. Melrose Community Center
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 159th Street or Park Avenue.

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