Morris Avenue & East 148th Street

Morris Avenue and East 148th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger is 260 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Morris Av/E 149 St · Bx32
Within a walk
28 places
6 religious buildings, 5 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 4 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 149 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 149 St Bx32
    320 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 149 St & Morris Ave 35 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 99 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1950 and 1974.

Since 2014 at least 164 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 222167.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 trade or language schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    260 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    890 feet
Show all 13
  1. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  2. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  3. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,050 feet
  4. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,050 feet
  5. Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  6. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  7. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,160 feet
  8. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,180 feet
  9. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  10. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    330 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    410 feet
  3. Ryan Triangle
    560 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 14 Ambulance station
    520 feet
  2. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    900 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    900 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    530 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 148th Street or Morris Avenue.

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