River Avenue & East 153rd Street

River Avenue and East 153rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. The corner lies on the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Franz Sigel Park is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and six places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
River Av/E 151 St · Bx13
Within a walk
5 places
2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
River Avenue & East 153rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.3 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is River Av/E 151 St, 540 feet away, for the Bx13.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. River Ave & E 153 St 27 docks in all
    130 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 240 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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 and 16 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,100 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 1927 and 1935.

Since 2014 at least 134 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 153rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of River Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING STADIUM EVENT
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • NYP plates only 3 signs NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

West side of River Avenue

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Grand Concourse Historic District.

Fourteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1928 and 1935.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 dog run

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Franz Sigel Park
    440 feet
  2. River Avenue Parks Playground
    520 feet
  3. Franz Sigel Park Playground
    590 feet
Show all 5
  1. Macombs Dam Park
    720 feet
  2. Dog Run in Franz Sigel Park Dog run
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    310 feet
  2. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 153rd 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.