East 156th Street & Garrison Avenue
East 156th Street and Garrison Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Hunts Point, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 471 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. It is 1,240 feet to the 41st Precinct. The nearest subway, Longwood Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Longwood Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Longwood Av 60.3 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Longwood Av/Barry St, 920 feet away, for the Bx46.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Longwood Av/Barry St Bx46920 feetBx46
Next buses at this stop
- Bx46 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Garrison Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Longwood Ave & Southern Blvd 24 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1101 Leggett Avenue Gas station810 feet
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 471 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,222nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 246 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10474
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 41
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Hunts Point
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 15 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1929.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 156th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of East 156th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Garrison Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 police station
Fire and police
- 41st Precinct Police station1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Garrison Avenue & Grinnell Place 260 feet
- East 156th Street & Barry Street 320 feet
- Garrison Avenue & Worthen Street 350 feet
- Garrison Avenue & Leggett Avenue 540 feet
- Barry Street & Grinnell Place 580 feet
- Garrison Avenue & Longwood Avenue 630 feet
- Barry Street & Worthen Street 630 feet
- Barry Street & Leggett Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along East 156th Street or Garrison Avenue.