Morris Avenue & Mount Hope Place

Morris Avenue and Mount Hope Place meet at a four-way crossing in Mount Hope, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, Tremont Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Tremont Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · B, D
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Grand Concourse/E 177 St · Bx1, Bx2, BxM4
Within a walk
24 places
14 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & Mount Hope Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Tremont Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Tremont Av B, D
    990 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
    1,160 feet
    B D
  2. 176 St 4
    1,180 feet
    4

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 177 St, 740 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2 and BxM4.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Concourse/E 177 St Bx1, Bx2, BxM4 · Shelter
    740 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. BxM4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 29 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walton Ave & E 176 St 23 docks in all
    610 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Walton Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1736 Jerome Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2478 Jerome Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.2 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
85 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 308 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of Mount Hope Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Mount Hope Place

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Free Classical, and built in 1909.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. I.S. 117 Joseph H. Wade School
    250 feet
  2. Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx School
    250 feet
  3. P.S. 236 Langston Hughes School
    450 feet
Show all 5
  1. Igbans Institute of Vocational Train Trade or language school
    600 feet
  2. Charter Ms-Law and Social Justice School
    610 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Patch on Walton Garden
    640 feet
  2. Mount Hope Playground
    680 feet
  3. Echo Triangle
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Townsend Garden
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Margaret Mary RC Church House of worship
    630 feet
  2. PTL Temple of the Living God House of worship
    730 feet
  3. Church of God Pentecostal House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 4
  1. Tabernacle of Joy 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 236 East Tremont Avenue Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 23 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:

See every intersection along Morris Avenue or Mount Hope Place.

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