White Plains Road & Morris Park Avenue

White Plains Road and Morris Park Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Pelham Parkway-Van Nest, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 32 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Engine 90/Ladder 41 firehouse is 540 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 14 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & Morris Park Avenue 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
    0.5 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, 60 feet away, for the Bx21 and BxM10.

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

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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1881 East Tremont Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 32 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2014
  • Turn calming, March 2024

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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1906 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Morris Park Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM 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 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of White Plains Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 208692, 208954 and 214337.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 School
    640 feet
  2. The Steam Bridge School
    770 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Van Nest Park
    610 feet
  2. Van Nest Park Playground
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Solace Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. St Dominics Church House of worship
    590 feet
  3. St Marthas Church House of worship
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. Morris Park 7 Day Adventist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 90/Ladder 41 Fire station
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Fresh Supermarket
    820 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 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Morris Park Avenue or White Plains 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.