Morris Park Avenue & Hunt Avenue

Morris Park Avenue and Hunt Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Marthas Church is 650 feet away, and Matthews Muliner Playground is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Bronx Park East, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd · Bx21, BxM10
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Park Avenue & Hunt Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Bronx Park East 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “B is for Birds in the Bronx” (2006) by Candida Alvarez at the Bronx Park East station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd, 220 feet away, for the Bx21 and BxM10.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd Bx21, BxM10 · Shelter
    220 feet
    Bx21 BxM10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …
  2. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Morris Park Avenue.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway at Ranaqua Loop & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1881 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hunt Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of Hunt Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Morris Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of Morris Park Avenue

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205313 and 208692.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School
    370 feet
  2. The Steam Bridge School
    820 feet
  3. Playful Discoveries Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Nest Park
    880 feet
  2. Van Nest Park Playground
    900 feet
  3. Matthews Muliner Playground
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. St Marthas Church House of worship
    650 feet
  3. St Dominics Church House of worship
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hunt Avenue or Morris Park Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.