Harrison Avenue & Morton Place

Harrison Avenue and Morton Place meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (South)-Morris Heights, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morton Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, 176 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, seven of them schools, and eight places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
176 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
University Av/West Tremont Av · Bx3, Bx36
Within a walk
17 places
7 schools, 3 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Harrison Avenue & Morton Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 176 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. 176 St 4
    0.3 miles
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Burnside Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Reaching Out For Each Other” (2006) by Juan Sánchez at the 176 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is University Av/West Tremont Av, 670 feet away, for the Bx3 and Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. University Av/West Tremont Av Bx3, Bx36 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    670 feet
    Bx3 Bx36
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx3 …
  2. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. University Ave & Morton Pl 21 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Cedar Avenue & West 179th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1764 University Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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)
University Heights (South)-Morris Heights
Elevation
121 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,600 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 1941.

Since 2014 at least 39 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of Harrison Avenue

  • No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Morton Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Morton Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 204 Morris Heights School
    640 feet
  2. Academy for Language and Technology School
    1,150 feet
  3. I.S. 232 School
    1,150 feet
Show all 7
  1. I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service School
    1,150 feet
  2. Shield Institute Bronx School
    1,160 feet
  3. P.S. 306 School
    1,190 feet
  4. The Bronx School of Young Leaders School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    240 feet
  2. Morton Playground
    290 feet
  3. Eternal Life Community Garden
    310 feet
Show all 7
  1. Dr. Thomasina Bushby Park
    770 feet
  2. Davidson Park
    790 feet
  3. Galileo Playground
    820 feet
  4. Leave It Better Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Calvary Methodist Church House of worship
    970 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Antillana Market Place Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 16 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Harrison Avenue or Morton Place.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.