Union Avenue & East 155th Street

Union Avenue and East 155th Street meet at a three-way junction in Melrose, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Adams development. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Abigail Playground is 270 feet away, and El Flamboyan is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 11 of them schools, and eight places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Prospect Av/E 156 St · Bx17
Within a walk
33 places
11 schools, 10 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. E 149 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx. Four Seasons” (2008) by Marina Tsersarskaya at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 156 St, 580 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 156 St Bx17
    580 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Westchester Ave & E 156 St 23 docks in all
    820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 902 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
46 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Since 2014 at least 170 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 155th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 155th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.

  1. Firehouses, Engine Company 73 and Hook & Ladder Company 42 Designated landmark
    440 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 11 schools
  • 10 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    410 feet
  2. St Anselm School
    530 feet
  3. South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School
    740 feet
Show all 12
  1. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    760 feet
  2. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    760 feet
  3. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    920 feet
  4. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt School
    1,010 feet
  5. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet
  6. Academy of Public Relations School
    1,250 feet
  7. Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School
    1,250 feet
  8. P.S. X017 School
    1,250 feet
  9. South Bronx Academy for Applied Media School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abigail Playground
    270 feet
  2. Demera Santiago Garden
    730 feet
  3. Al Quiñones Playground
    730 feet
Show all 8
  1. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    820 feet
  2. Captain Rivera Playground
    1,160 feet
  3. The William Rainey Garden
    1,190 feet
  4. El Flamboyan Garden
    1,230 feet
  5. Isla Verde Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. St Margarets Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. United Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,300 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    830 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 155th Street or Union 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.