East Fordham Road & Morris Avenue

East Fordham Road and Morris Avenue meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Creston Ave Baptist Church is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them trade or language schools, and 52 places to eat. A bus lane runs along East Fordham Road, 7am to 10am and 12pm to 7pm.

Safety record
26 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
300 feet · 1 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
East Fordham Rd/Walton Av · Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
28 places
8 trade or language schools, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East Fordham Road & Morris Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 300 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd 4
    300 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    640 feet
    B D
  2. 183 St 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Patriasana, Wholesomeland” (2005) by Moses Ros at the Fordham Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Fordham Rd/Walton Av, 160 feet away, for the Bx12 SBS.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Fordham Rd/Walton Av Bx12 SBS · Shelter
    160 feet
    Bx12 SBS
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

East Fordham Road carries a bus lane, 7am to 10am and 12pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W Fordham Rd 24 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    740 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
46 and 52 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
122 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 1942.

Since 2014 at least 326 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and August 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Fordham Road

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-NOON 2PM-7PM

South side of East Fordham Road

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Morris Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211138 and 215681.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival and Italian Baroque Revival, one each, and built between 1864 and 1929.

  1. Loew's Paradise Theater Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 gardens
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    110 feet
  2. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    590 feet
  3. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 14
  1. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    680 feet
  2. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    750 feet
  3. Monroe University College
    880 feet
  4. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  5. Brittany Beauty Academy Trade or language school
    950 feet
  6. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    990 feet
  7. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  8. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  9. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,190 feet
  10. Academy for Personal Leadership and Excellence School
    1,250 feet
  11. Iba Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Muller Triangle
    590 feet
  2. St. James Park
    760 feet
  3. New Beginnings Community Garden
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,120 feet
  2. Davidson Avenue Community Garden
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    300 feet
  2. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    360 feet
  3. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    590 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    900 feet
  2. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    510 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,090 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 31 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Fordham Road or Morris Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.