River Avenue & East 151st Street

River Avenue and East 151st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 40 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. River Avenue Parks is 1,000 feet away, and South Bronx Classical Charter School II MS is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat.

Safety record
25 hurt
40 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
River Av/E 151 St · Bx13
Within a walk
7 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
River Avenue & East 151st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 4 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.3 miles
    4 B D

Bus

The nearest bus stop is River Av/E 151 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx13.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. River Av/E 151 St Bx13
    60 feet
    Bx13

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. River Ave & E 151 St 27 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 720 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 611 Grand Concourse Gas station
    1,130 feet
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 40 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
8
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 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 1931 and 1936.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of River Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • NYP plates only 3 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of River Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxis and for-hire vehicles 1 sign TAXI/FHV 8AM-10PM ALL DAYS PICK-UP/DROP-OFF ONLY

Landmarks and historic districts

Eight buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco, and mostly built between 1930 and 1936.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York School
    1,100 feet
  2. South Bronx Classical Charter School II MS School
    1,100 feet
  3. Bronxworks Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franz Sigel Park
    630 feet
  2. Franz Sigel Park Playground
    680 feet
  3. River Avenue Parks Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Macombs Dam Park
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Lidl Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    890 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.5 miles
  3. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or River 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.