Morris Avenue & East 162nd Street

Morris Avenue and East 162nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Melrose Library is 100 feet away, and the installation “One Stone” is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
22 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Morris Av/E 163 St · Bx32
Within a walk
28 places
11 religious buildings, 5 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 162nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    0.4 miles
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 163 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 163 St Bx32
    180 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E 163 St 21 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
51 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 287 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 162nd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Moderne, and built between 1945 and 1948.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Bronx County Hall of Justice.

  1. One Stone Installation by Cai Guo-Qiang, 2007
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 courthouses
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 035 Franz Siegel School
    500 feet
  2. Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice School
    620 feet
  3. Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learning School
    670 feet
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  1. Grant Avenue Elementary School
    670 feet
  2. Science and Technology Academy: a Mott Hall School
    670 feet
  3. Fabiana Day Care Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    780 feet
  4. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Railroad Park
    880 feet
  2. Railroad Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis Garden
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Arcilla Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Melrose Library
    100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    780 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    400 feet
  2. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    440 feet
  3. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Community center at Morissania Air Rights Community center
    880 feet
  2. Bronx Family Court Courthouse
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Supermarket
    990 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    610 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    530 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 162nd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.