Morris Avenue & East 155th Street

Morris Avenue and East 155th Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S./M.S. 031 the William Lloyd Garrison is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2, 4 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
210 feet
Morris Av/E 156 St · Bx32
Within a walk
13 places
4 religious buildings, 2 community centers and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 155th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 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 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 156 St, 210 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 156 St Bx32
    210 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E 153 St 19 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40 and 44 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,400 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 1952 and 1964.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Melrose development.

Since 2014 at least 154 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Morris Avenue (west side).

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 219533.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Academy Charter School
    580 feet
  2. P.S./M.S. 031 the William Lloyd Garrison School
    580 feet
  3. Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Melrose Houses Community Garden - Melrose Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    850 feet
  2. Melrose Playground
    920 feet
  3. NYRP Members Garden (Dalia Group) Garden
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Melrose Community Center
    230 feet
  2. Community center at Melrose Community center
    740 feet
  3. Older adult center at 325 East 156th Street Older adult center
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 13 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 155th Street or Morris 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.