Van Nest Avenue & Hering Avenue
Van Nest Avenue and Hering Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. South Bronx Classical Charter School VI is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Morris Park Av/Seminole Av, is 730 feet away for the Bx21, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Morris Park Av/Seminole Av, 730 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Morris Park Av/Seminole Av Bx21730 feetBx21
Next buses at this stop
- Bx21 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Hering Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1500 Williamsbridge Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10461
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 13
- Police precinct
- 49
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morris Park
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Hering Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Van Nest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 hospital
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 Middle School850 feet
- Our Saviour Lutheran School850 feet
- South Bronx Classical Charter School VI School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Loreto Playground870 feet
Health care
- Montefiore Med Center - Jack D Weiler Hosp of a Einstein College DIV Hospital980 feet
Houses of worship
- Williamsbridge Reformed Church House of worship1,080 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,130 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Yates Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 260 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 260 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Newport Avenue 510 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Van Nest Avenue 540 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Hering Avenue 600 feet
- Morris Park Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 740 feet
- Hering Avenue & Pierce Avenue 740 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Tomlinson Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along Hering Avenue or Van Nest Avenue.