East 177th Street & Morris Avenue

East 177th Street and Morris Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
Grand Concourse/E 177 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
22 places
13 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 177th Street & Morris Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    780 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. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Uptown New York” (2000) by Frank Leslie Hampton at the Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 177 St, 510 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 177 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4 · Shelter
    510 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W 177 St 29 docks in all
    790 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10453
Community board
Bronx Community Board 5
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Hope
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 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 1922 and 1941.

Since 2014 at least 205 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 177th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of East 177th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 34 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School
    310 feet
  2. I.S. 117 Joseph H. Wade School
    560 feet
  3. Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx School
    560 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 236 Langston Hughes School
    760 feet
  2. Igbans Institute of Vocational Train Trade or language school
    870 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mount Hope Playground
    370 feet
  2. Echo Triangle
    750 feet
  3. Green Patch on Walton Garden
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    460 feet
  3. PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship
    460 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 236 East Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 177th Street 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.