Morris Avenue & East Burnside Avenue

Morris Avenue and East Burnside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mabel Hampton Playground is 540 feet away, and Creston Academy is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Burnside Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burnside Av
620 feet · 2 min on foot · 4
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
East Burnside Av/Jerome Av · Bx40, Bx42
Within a walk
24 places
9 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East Burnside Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burnside Av, 620 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Burnside Av 4
    620 feet
    4

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Tremont Av B, D
    1,160 feet
    B D
  2. 182-183 Sts B, D
    0.4 miles
    B D

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “How to get to the moon...” (2008) by Laura Battle at the Burnside Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Burnside Av/Jerome Av, 430 feet away, for the Bx40 and Bx42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Burnside Av/Jerome Av Bx40, Bx42 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    430 feet
    Bx40 Bx42
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx40 …
  2. Bx42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East Burnside Avenue.

  • 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E Burnside Ave 21 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Walton Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2173 Grand Concourse Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2022

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
70 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 452 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and April 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East Burnside Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East Burnside Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 1PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 208043 and 212588.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 22 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Free Classical, and built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. School
    740 feet
  2. Acp Early Intervention Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
Show all 6
  1. Creston Academy School
    1,140 feet
  2. School for Environmental Citizenship School
    1,140 feet
  3. Luna Daycare Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mount Hope Garden
    200 feet
  2. Mount Hope Garden Playground
    230 feet
  3. Devanney Triangle
    310 feet
Show all 7
  1. Mabel Hampton Playground
    540 feet
  2. Bean Morris Garden
    540 feet
  3. Walton Park
    950 feet
  4. Walton Playground
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  2. King of Glory Tabernacle House of worship
    1,270 feet
  3. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Morris Heights Post Office
    660 feet
  2. Older adult center at 80 East 181st Street Older adult center
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,020 feet
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    410 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East Burnside Avenue or Morris Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.