East 156th Street & Worthen Street
East 156th Street and Worthen Street meet at a three-way junction in Hunts Point, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest subway, Longwood Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Longwood Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Longwood Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Tiffany St/Randall Av, 560 feet away, for the Bx46.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Tiffany St/Randall Av Bx46560 feetBx46
Next buses at this stop
- Bx46 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Barry St & Tiffany St 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1101 Leggett Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 880 Garrison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2015.
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
- 19 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and April 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 156th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of East 156th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Worthen Street
- Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Jump for Success Pre-K1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 156th Street & Truxton Street 220 feet
- Randall Avenue & Worthen Street 260 feet
- Worthen Street & Truxton Street 300 feet
- Truxton Street & Grinnell Place 480 feet
- Randall Avenue & Craven Street 520 feet
- Randall Avenue & Tiffany Street 530 feet
- Longwood Avenue & Truxton Street 570 feet
- Longwood Avenue & Spofford Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along East 156th Street or Worthen Street.