Morris Park Avenue & Unionport Road

Morris Park Avenue and Unionport Road meet at a three-way junction in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Dominics Church is 180 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 24 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1907 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bronx Park East
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
530 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 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, 530 feet away, for the Bx21 and BxM10.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Park Av/White Plains Rd Bx21, BxM10
    530 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10460
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Pelham Parkway-Van Nest
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1907 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Morris Park Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • 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

East side of Unionport Road

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

West side of Unionport Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

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
    1,190 feet
  2. The Steam Bridge School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Nest Park
    860 feet
  2. Van Nest Park Playground
    890 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Dominics Church House of worship
    180 feet
  2. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 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.