Morris Park Avenue & Van Buren Street

Morris Park Avenue and Van Buren Street meet at a three-way junction in West Farms, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Young Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, E 180 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1905 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 180 St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
Morris Park Av/Adams St · Bx21
Within a walk
8 places
6 religious buildings, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Park Avenue & Van Buren Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 180 St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. E 180 St 2, 5
    570 feet
    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 “Station Villa” (2011) by Luisa Caldwell at the E 180 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Adams St, 300 feet away, for the Bx21.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Park Av/Adams St Bx21
    300 feet
    Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Morris Park Avenue.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway at Cross Bronx Service Road N, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1243 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 1 person killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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)
West Farms
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1905 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Morris Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Van Buren Street

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

West side of Van Buren Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as neo-Italian Renaissance, and built in 1912.

  1. New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad, Administration Building Designated landmark
    540 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 zoo or aquarium

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bronx Zoo Zoo or aquarium
    550 feet
  2. Young Park
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Evangelical Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. St Dominics Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morris Park Avenue or Van Buren Street.

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