Watson Avenue & Morrison Avenue

Watson Avenue and Morrison Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Parque De Los Ninos Playground is 100 feet away, and Harrod Place Community Garden is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, Morrison Av-Soundview, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Morrison Av-Soundview
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Morrison Av/Watson Av · Bx27
Within a walk
11 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Watson Avenue & Morrison Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Morrison Av-Soundview, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Morrison Av-Soundview 6
    1,090 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Elder Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Land Between Two Waters” (2010) by Maria Cristalli & Marc Brown at the Morrison Av-Soundview station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morrison Av/Watson Av, 50 feet away, for the Bx27.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morrison Av/Watson Av Bx27
    50 feet
    Bx27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx27 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Watson Avenue.

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway southbound at Morrison Avenue & Bronx River Parkway, 210 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1661 Watson Avenue Gas station
    750 feet
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 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
10472
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1929.

Trees

NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Morrison Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morrison Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Watson Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200700.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 community center
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Boys Preparatory Charter School of New York Annex School
    720 feet
  2. J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran School
    720 feet
  3. The School for Inquiry and Social Justice School
    720 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Parque De Los Ninos Playground
    100 feet
  2. Harrod Place Community Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Manor Avenue Seniors Garden
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Morrison Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Green Pastures Baptist Church Listed historic place
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Boynton Avenue Rehab Community center
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morrison Avenue or Watson Avenue.

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