Cross Bronx Expressway & Morris Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morris Mesa is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 174-175 Sts, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174-175 Sts
380 feet · 1 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Morris Av/E 174 St · Bx32
Within a walk
24 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Morris Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174-175 Sts, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    380 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. B …
  2. D …

Also within a walk

  1. 176 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4
  2. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.3 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Seasons Everchanging” (2018) by Roy Secord at the 174-175 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 174 St, 200 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 174 St Bx32
    200 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 175 St 24 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,600 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 1924 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Cross Bronx Expressway

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO BOARD OF ELECTIONS MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld School
    660 feet
  2. Marc Academy and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Morris Mesa Playground
    40 feet
  2. Townsend Garden
    870 feet
  3. Claremont Park
    930 feet
Show all 10
  1. Garden of Life Garden
    940 feet
  2. Claremont Park Playground
    990 feet
  3. Peace Park
    1,040 feet
  4. Garden of Eden Garden
    1,080 feet
  5. Peace Park Playground
    1,200 feet
  6. Green Patch on Walton Garden
    1,250 feet
  7. Jerome Playground South Park
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Bronxcare Hospital Center Hospital
    1,100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Grand Concourse Library
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. International Christian Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Family Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 42 Fire station
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 17 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.