Morris Avenue & East 149th Street

Morris Avenue and East 149th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. The corner is also named Héctor Luis Márquez Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 79 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Patterson Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2, 4 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them schools, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
49 hurt
79 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Morris Av/E 149 St · Bx32
Within a walk
26 places
7 schools, 5 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 149th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    1,290 feet
    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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 149 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

East 149th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 8pm, every day.

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 149 St & Morris Ave 35 docks in all
    60 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
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 79 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 47 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 20 of those hurt, on foot
  • 12 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2011
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023
  • Turn calming, January 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
18 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: Héctor Luis Márquez Way (Local Law 44 of 2023, enacted on March 19, 2023) and George Rodriguez Way (Local Law 54 of 2022, enacted on January 15, 2022).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 340 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Sterling' silver linden.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 83 signs on these blocks
  • 25 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

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

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Morris Avenue (east side), and as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Morris Avenue (east side).

North side of East 149th Street

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 10AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-10AM ALL DAYS
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 149th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 202014, 219666, 221221, 222166 and 222167.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1902 and 1903.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    530 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    780 feet
Show all 13
  1. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    780 feet
  2. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    780 feet
  3. Luminous Morris Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
  4. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  5. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,090 feet
  6. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,150 feet
  7. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  8. Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
    1,290 feet
  9. Bronx Design and Construction Academy School
    1,290 feet
  10. Bronx Haven High School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    600 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    680 feet
  3. Ryan Triangle
    830 feet

Health care

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,170 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    710 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    270 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,060 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Bronx Terminal Market Shopping center
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 149th Street 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 Records, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.