Morris Avenue & East 193rd Street

Morris Avenue and East 193rd Street meet at a three-way junction in University Heights (North)-Fordham, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 800 feet away. The nearest subway, Kingsbridge Rd, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kingsbridge Rd
700 feet · 3 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
East Kingsbridge Rd/Morris Av · Bx9
Within a walk
18 places
7 religious buildings, 3 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 193rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kingsbridge Rd, 700 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kingsbridge Rd 4
    700 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Kingsbridge Rd B, D
    940 feet
    B D
  2. Fordham Rd B, D
    0.3 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Motif” (2007) by Mario M. Muller at the Kingsbridge Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Kingsbridge Rd/Morris Av, 480 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Kingsbridge Rd/Morris Av Bx9
    480 feet
    Bx9

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Jerome Ave & W 193 St 18 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at West 230th Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 2895 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
121 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 132 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 193rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1812 and 1917.

  1. Eighth Coastal Artillery Armory Designated landmark
    770 feet
  2. Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Designated landmark
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 246 Poe Center School
    630 feet
  2. Kipp Bronx Charter School II School
    1,240 feet
  3. Jasmin Educational Enterprises Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. James Park
    60 feet
  2. St James Park Playground
    350 feet
  3. Poe Park
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Poe Park Playground
    860 feet
  2. Barnhill Square
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Poe Cottage Listed historic place
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Jerome Ave Post Office
    1,170 feet
  2. St James Recreation Center
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Fair Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 193rd 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.