University Heights (South)-Morris Heights

Neighborhood · Bronx

On the Harlem River bluffs of the west Bronx, University Heights (South)-Morris Heights takes in Morris Heights and the southern part of University Heights.

  • 0.70 square miles
  • 54,682 residents, 2020 Census
  • 147 street corners
  • 2 subway stations
  • 10 bus routes

The hilltop, then known as Fordham Heights and later renamed University Heights, became home to New York University's uptown campus in 1894; Stanford White's domed Gould Memorial Library there, with the Hall of Fame behind it, has belonged to Bronx Community College since 1973. Along the river lies the 25-acre Roberto Clemente State Park, opened that same year, and close by stands 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, where a recreation-room party in August 1973 is celebrated as the birthplace of hip hop.

Sources: Gould Memorial Library (LP-1087), Designation List 146, August 11, 1981 (NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission); Roberto Clemente State Park (New York State Parks); 50 years of Hip Hop: Five iconic landmarks that live in hip hop history (ABC7 New York).

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University Heights (South)-Morris Heights borders five areas, and Cross Bronx Expressway holds more of its corners than any other street, 20 of 147.

Street map of University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx, outlined among University Heights (North)-Fordham, Mount Hope, Mount Eden-Claremont (West) and Highbridge, with its two subway stations and Aqueduct Walk.University Heights (North)-FordhamFordham HeightsMount HopeMount Eden-Claremont (West)Highbridge
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Neighborhood areas and streets: NYC Department of City Planning. Parks: NYC Parks. Stations: MTA.

Neighboring areas

Subway stations

  • Burnside Av lines 4
  • 176 St lines 4

Getting around

Two subway stations and buses on ten routes stop in or at the edge of University Heights (South)-Morris Heights.

  • 2 subway stations
  • 10 local bus routes

Local bus routes

  • Bx3
  • Bx11
  • Bx13
  • Bx18A
  • Bx18B
  • Bx32
  • Bx35
  • Bx36
  • Bx40
  • Bx42

Safety record

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

  • 1,425 police-reported crashes at its corners
  • 9.7 a corner, on average
  • 8.0 the average Bronx corner
  • 34 corners with a clean record

Signal or safety changes on City record, at 36 of its corners

Leading pedestrian intervals
23
Accessible pedestrian signals
20
Turn calming
6
Barnes Dance all-way crossings
4
Safety Improvement Projects
3
Enhanced crossings
1

Camera tickets

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

  • 0 red-light camera tickets
  • 2,583 school-zone speed camera tickets at one corner
  • 0 bus-lane camera tickets

People and homes

The 2020 Census counted 54,682 residents in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, about 78,100 per square mile.

  • 19,536 homes, 2020 Census
  • 2,582 homes added since April 2010, net, by City Planning's count

Half of its 1,321 residential lots hold buildings from 1925 or earlier, and 64% of them date from before 1940, by the City's tax lot records.

NYCHA developments

NYCHA's Sedgwick development lies wholly or partly within University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, as does one more that NYCHA names by a building's address.

Parks and landmarks

Parkland
16.2 acres of NYC Parks property
The largest pieces
Aqueduct Walk (5.8 acres), Bridge Park (3.5 acres) and Cedar Playground (1.8 acres)
Designated landmarks
The Messiah Home for Children; the Begrisch Hall, New York University; the Hall of Languages, New York University; and the Cornelius Baker Hall of Philosophy, New York University, among others

Streets and trees

Trees
2,923 in NYC Parks' records, most often thornless honeylocust, Japanese zelkova and London planetree
Street with the most corners
Cross Bronx Expressway, with 20 of the area's 147
Height above sea level
From 25 feet at Cedar Avenue & West Tremont Avenue to 176 feet at Hall of Fame Terrace & Loring Place North
Honorary street names
7 at its corners, enacted by local law

Schools and libraries

The City lists 17 schools and two libraries in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights.

Public schools
16
Charter or private school
1
Libraries
Francis Martin Library and Sedgwick Library

Bike share

By the station list of October 3, 2026, 21 bike-share stations stand in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights.

  • 21 bike-share stations

Public safety

How complaints are counted

In 2025 the NYPD recorded 850 major felonies at places in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights.

Recorded by the NYPD at places in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights

  • 723 major felonies in 2024
  • 2,395 other felonies, misdemeanors and violations in 2025

In 2025, on the streets along the edge of University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, the NYPD recorded another 170 major felonies. Counting the streets along its edge, in 2025 the NYPD recorded 18.7 major felonies for every thousand residents the 2020 Census counted in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights.

Police precincts
46th (most of the area), 44th
Major felonies recorded at places in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, 2021 to 2025

From January to June 2026 the NYPD recorded 408 major felonies at places in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, against 430 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.