Morris Avenue & East 179th Street
Morris Avenue and East 179th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. The corner is also named PFC Buford Brown Way by local law. It lies on the edge of the Morris Avenue Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Morris Heights Post Office is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 30 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 600 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Tremont Av B, D600 feetB D
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- B …
- D …
Manhattan
2 lines- B …
- D …
Also within a walk
- Burnside Av 4850 feet4
- 176 St 40.4 miles4
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Uptown New York” (2000) by Frank Leslie Hampton at the Tremont Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Concourse/E 179 St, 630 feet away, for the Bx1 and Bx2.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Concourse/E 179 St Bx1, Bx2 · Shelter630 feetBx1 Bx2
Next buses at this stop
- Bx1 …
- Bx2 …
Cycling
- 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Morris Ave & E Burnside Ave 21 docks in all640 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Clay Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1845 Webster Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
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)
- Mount Hope
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
This corner is also named PFC Buford Brown Way, a co-naming enacted on January 15, 2022 (Local Law 54 of 2022).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,000 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 1920 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 323 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on PFC Buford Brown Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 179th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of East 179th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Morris Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Morris Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands at the edge of the Morris Avenue Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 35 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and mostly built between 1906 and 1907.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.
- 11 religious buildings
- 3 gardens
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 parks
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mount Hope Garden520 feet
- Mount Hope Garden Playground540 feet
- Devanney Triangle800 feet
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- Echo Triangle910 feet
- Mount Hope Playground1,000 feet
- Bean Morris Garden1,130 feet
- Mabel Hampton Playground1,130 feet
- Leave It Better Community Garden1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship560 feet
- Church of God Pentecostal House of worship680 feet
- PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Morris Heights Post Office510 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket880 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Dynasty Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store820 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 21 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 179th Street & Creston Avenue 260 feet
- Walton Avenue & East 179th Street 260 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Morris Avenue 410 feet
- Creston Avenue & Bush Street 500 feet
- Creston Avenue & East 178th Street 520 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 179th Street 540 feet
- Morris Avenue & East Burnside Avenue 590 feet
- East Tremont Avenue & Walton Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along East 179th Street or Morris Avenue.