St Lawrence Avenue & Merrill Street
St Lawrence Avenue and Merrill Street meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Noble Playground is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, St Lawrence Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is St Lawrence Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- St Lawrence Av 60.5 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Community (Acer rubrum, Rosa palustris, Smilax rotundifolia, Carya cordiformis),” (2011) by Alison Mortisugu at the St Lawrence Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Cross Bronx Expwy/Commonwealth Av, 470 feet away, for the BxM6.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cross Bronx Expwy/Commonwealth Av BxM6470 feetBxM6
Next buses at this stop
- BxM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 940 feet by car along the streets.
- 1719 Cross Bronx Expressway Gas station970 feet
- 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10460
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 17
- Police precinct
- 43
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the lagerstroemia.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Merrill Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of St Lawrence Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of St Lawrence Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Icahn Charter School 6 - Middle School460 feet
- Archer Elementary School1,150 feet
- Bronx Little School1,150 feet
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- P.S. 536 School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wood Park1,050 feet
- Noble Playground1,080 feet
- Taylor Playground1,310 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, 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:
- St Lawrence Avenue & Guion Place 220 feet
- Commonwealth Avenue & Merrill Street 250 feet
- Beach Avenue & Merrill Street 300 feet
- St Lawrence Avenue & Mansion Street 480 feet
- Rosedale Avenue & Merrill Street 500 feet
- Beach Avenue & Guion Place 520 feet
- Beach Avenue & Archer Street 570 feet
- East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway 670 feet
See every intersection along Merrill Street or St Lawrence Avenue.