Morris Avenue & East 172nd Street at Selwyn Avenue

Morris Avenue, East 172nd Street and Selwyn Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Eden-Claremont (West), Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Collegiate Academy is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 170 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them schools, and four places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
170 St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Morris Av/E 172 St · Bx32
Within a walk
23 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 172nd Street at Selwyn Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 170 St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 170 St B, D
    1,090 feet
    B D

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 174-175 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D
  2. Mt Eden Av 4
    0.4 miles
    4

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 172 St, 120 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 172 St Bx32
    120 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Sheridan Ave & E 172 St 24 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 174th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1657 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mount Eden-Claremont (West)
Elevation
67 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,400 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 1926 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 19 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
  • 48 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 172nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Selwyn Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Selwyn Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 swimming pools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Jesus Loves the Angels #2 Daycare Pre-K
    110 feet
  2. Jesus Loves the Angels #3 Daycare Pre-K
    110 feet
  3. Bronx Collegiate Academy School
    540 feet
Show all 10
  1. Help Morris Early Childhood Program Pre-K
    490 feet
  2. Bronx High School for Medical Science School
    540 feet
  3. Bronx High School of Business School
    540 feet
  4. Claremont International HS School
    540 feet
  5. Dreamyard Preparatory School
    540 feet
  6. New Directions Secondary School
    540 feet
  7. The Bronx School for Continuous Learners School
    540 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Claremont Park
    350 feet
  2. Claremont Park Playground
    850 feet
  3. College Avenue Garden
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Grant Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Gazebo in Claremont Park Park feature
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mount Sinai Baptist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Claremont Park Pool Swimming pool
    830 feet
  2. Claremont Park Wading Pool Swimming pool
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 13 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 172nd Street, Morris Avenue or Selwyn Avenue.

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