Mott Haven-Port Morris

Neighborhood · Bronx

Mott Haven-Port Morris runs from the Harlem River and the Bronx Kill north to about East 149th Street, with the Port Morris waterfront along the East River.

  • 1.47 square miles
  • 57,718 residents, 2020 Census
  • 266 street corners
  • 8 subway stations
  • 14 bus routes

Mott Haven is named for Jordan L. Mott, inventor of a coal-burning stove, whose ironworks stood on the Harlem River at 134th Street, and Port Morris takes its name from a deep-water port that Gouverneur Morris Jr. established in 1842 and was once known for its piano factories. The row houses of the Mott Haven Historic District along Alexander Avenue were designated in 1969, and St. Mary's Park opened the borough's first playground in 1914.

Sources: Mott Haven Historic District, Borough of The Bronx (LP-0451, July 29, 1969) (NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission); Mott Haven, Bronx (Wikipedia); Port Morris, Bronx (Wikipedia); St. Mary's Park (NYC Parks).

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Mott Haven-Port Morris borders five areas, and Bruckner Boulevard holds more of its corners than any other street, 26 of 266.

Street map of Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, outlined among Melrose, Concourse-Concourse Village, Hunts Point and Longwood, with its eight subway stations and St. Mary's Park.MelroseHunts PointLongwoodConcourse-Concourse Village
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  • A neighboring area
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  • A station in the list
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Neighborhood areas and streets: NYC Department of City Planning. Parks: NYC Parks. Stations: MTA.

Neighboring areas

Subway stations

  • 149 St-Hostos lines 2 4 5
  • 3 Av-149 St lines 2 5 accessible
  • 138 St-Grand Concourse lines 4 5
  • E 149 St lines 6 accessible
  • 3 Av-138 St lines 6
  • E 143 St-St Mary's St lines 6
  • Brook Av lines 6
  • Cypress Av lines 6

Getting around

Eight subway stations and buses on 14 routes stop in or at the edge of Mott Haven-Port Morris.

  • 8 subway stations
  • 2 of them listed by the MTA as fully accessible
  • 14 local bus routes

Local bus routes

  • Bx1
  • Bx2
  • Bx4
  • Bx15
  • Bx17
  • Bx19
  • Bx21
  • Bx32
  • Bx33
  • Bx41
  • Bx41-SBS
  • BX92
  • M125
  • T102

Safety record

Between 2021 and 2025, its corners averaged more police-reported crashes than the average Bronx corner.

  • 3,018 police-reported crashes at its corners
  • 11.3 a corner, on average
  • 8.0 the average Bronx corner
  • 25 corners with a clean record

Signal or safety changes on City record, at 59 of its corners

Accessible pedestrian signals
45
Leading pedestrian intervals
40
Turn calming
11
Barnes Dance all-way crossings
9
Safety Improvement Projects
3

Camera tickets

In 2025 its corners had more school-zone speed camera tickets than red-light or bus-lane tickets.

  • 20,934 red-light camera tickets at five corners
  • 47,088 school-zone speed camera tickets at nine corners
  • 3,794 bus-lane camera tickets at one corner
Most red-light tickets
East 135th Street & Alexander Avenue, 9,698
Most speed tickets
Bruckner Boulevard & East 149th Street, 20,536
Most bus-lane tickets
East 149th Street & Bergen Avenue, 3,794

People and homes

The 2020 Census counted 57,718 residents in Mott Haven-Port Morris, about 39,300 per square mile.

  • 21,159 homes, 2020 Census
  • 7,785 homes added since April 2010, net, by City Planning's count

Half of its 1,457 residential lots hold buildings from 1931 or earlier, and 58% of them date from before 1940, by the City's tax lot records.

NYCHA developments

NYCHA's Mill Brook, Mill Brook Extension, Mitchel, Mott Haven and Patterson developments lie wholly or partly within Mott Haven-Port Morris.

Parks and landmarks

Parkland
52.2 acres of NYC Parks property
The largest pieces
St. Mary's Park (35.2 acres), Patterson Playground (2.4 acres) and Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV (2 acres)
Designated landmarks
The Estey Piano Company Factory; the Samuel Gompers Industrial High School; the Bronx Grit Chamber; and the Fire House, Hook and Ladder 17/Engine Company 60, among others
Historic districts
Bertine Block, Mott Haven East and Mott Haven, wholly or partly within Mott Haven-Port Morris

Streets and trees

Trees
4,696 in NYC Parks' records, most often London planetree, thornless honeylocust and pin oak
Street with the most corners
Bruckner Boulevard, with 26 of the area's 266
Height above sea level
From 6 feet at East 132nd Street & Lincoln Avenue to 64 feet at East 139th Street & Cypress Avenue
Honorary street names
11 at its corners, enacted by local law

Schools and libraries

The City lists 44 schools and one library in Mott Haven-Port Morris.

Public schools
19
Charter and private schools
25
Library
Mott Haven Library

Bike share and public art

By the station list of October 3, 2026, 32 bike-share stations stand in Mott Haven-Port Morris. The City's public art inventory lists three works in the area: Spanish War Memorial (1919), Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial (1921) and Para Roberto (2019).

  • 32 bike-share stations
  • 3 works of public art

Public safety

How complaints are counted

In 2025 the NYPD recorded 1,613 major felonies at places in Mott Haven-Port Morris.

Recorded by the NYPD at places in Mott Haven-Port Morris

  • 1,428 major felonies in 2024
  • 5,292 other felonies, misdemeanors and violations in 2025

In 2025, on the streets along the edge of Mott Haven-Port Morris, the NYPD recorded another 363 major felonies. Counting the streets along its edge, in 2025 the NYPD recorded 34.2 major felonies for every thousand residents the 2020 Census counted in Mott Haven-Port Morris.

Police precinct
40th
Major felonies recorded at places in Mott Haven-Port Morris, 2021 to 2025

From January to June 2026 the NYPD recorded 767 major felonies at places in Mott Haven-Port Morris, against 802 in the same months of 2025.

Sources: the NYPD's Complaint Data Historic, updated April 28, 2026, and Complaint Data Current (Year To Date), updated July 27, 2026, on NYC Open Data. Figures to June 30, 2026.

Street corners

How the figures above are measured: Methodology.