Morris Park Avenue & Unionport Road at Amethyst Street

Morris Park Avenue, Unionport Road and Amethyst Street meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Solace Church is 940 feet away, and Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 is 1,120 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 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd · Bx21, BxM10
Within a walk
11 places
6 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Park Avenue & Unionport Road at Amethyst Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bronx Park East, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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, 460 feet away, for the Bx21 and BxM10.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd Bx21, BxM10
    460 feet
    Bx21 BxM10

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, 0.7 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
    0.7 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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023

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
39 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 62 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Amethyst Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Amethyst Street

  • No parking 5 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
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Morris Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 213866 and 215871.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School
    1,120 feet
  2. The Steam Bridge School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Nest Park
    780 feet
  2. Van Nest Park Playground
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Dominics Church House of worship
    200 feet
  2. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Amethyst Street, Morris Park Avenue or Unionport Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.