Morris Avenue & East 190th Street

Morris Avenue and East 190th Street meet at a four-way crossing in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St James Episcopal Church Fordham is 240 feet away, and Aqueduct Walk is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Fordham Rd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, seven of them trade or language schools, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fordham Rd
720 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
570 feet
E Fordham Rd/E 190 St · Bx12
Within a walk
30 places
7 trade or language schools, 6 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 190th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fordham Rd, 720 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fordham Rd 4
    720 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 4 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 4 …

Also within a walk

  1. Fordham Rd B, D
    870 feet
    B D
  2. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    0.4 miles
    4

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Patriasana, Wholesomeland” (2005) by Moses Ros at the Fordham Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E Fordham Rd/E 190 St, 570 feet away, for the Bx12.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E Fordham Rd/E 190 St Bx12 · Shelter
    570 feet
    Bx12
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 49 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W Fordham Rd 24 docks in all
    750 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2340 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    320 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 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 December 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10468
Community board
Bronx Community Board 7
City Council district
14
Police precinct
52
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
University Heights (North)-Fordham
Elevation
125 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 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 1921 and 1942.

Since 2014 at least 326 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the chinkapin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and July 2023; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 190th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 190th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Morris Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 203358, 211138, 211971 and 215681.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Gothic Revival, and built between 1864 and 1865.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 7 trade or language schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. D'Jesus Day Care Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. 1199 S E I U / Employer Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    420 feet
  3. Monroe University College
    470 feet
Show all 14
  1. ABC Training Center Trade or language school
    530 feet
  2. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. Belle Adore Trade or language school
    940 feet
  4. New York Language Ctr Bronx Trade or language school
    980 feet
  5. P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight School
    1,010 feet
  6. Robt Fiance Hair Design Inst Trade or language school
    1,060 feet
  7. American Tour Management Institute Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  8. Medical Aid Training Schools Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  9. Lil Inventors Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet
  10. Lil Inventors Child Care Aqueduct Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  11. Iba Trade or language school
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. James Park
    350 feet
  2. Muller Triangle
    460 feet
  3. New Beginnings Community Garden
    530 feet
Show all 5
  1. Aqueduct Walk Park
    1,080 feet
  2. St James Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Health care

  1. University Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St James Episcopal Church Fordham House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Creston Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    720 feet
  3. Fordham Lutheran Church House of worship
    770 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. St James Recreation Center
    480 feet
  2. Jerome Ave Post Office
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,040 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,030 feet
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 190th Street or Morris 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.