Williamsbridge Road & Poplar Street

Williamsbridge Road and Poplar Street meet at a three-way junction in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Haven Charter High School is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Williamsbridge Rd/Eastchester Rd · Bx8, Bx24, Bx31
Within a walk
6 places
3 religious buildings, 1 fire station and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Williamsbridge Road & Poplar Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  1. Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Pelham Bay
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City of Glass” (1993) by Romare Bearden and “The Land Between Open Water” (2024) by Shervone Neckles at the Westchester Sq-E Tremont Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Eastchester Rd, 440 feet away, for the Bx8, Bx24 and Bx31.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Williamsbridge Rd/Eastchester Rd Bx8, Bx24, Bx31
    440 feet
    Bx8 Bx24 Bx31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …
  2. Bx24 …
  3. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound at Westchester Avenue & Hutchinson River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1500 Williamsbridge Road Gas station
    380 feet
  2. 1515 Williamsbridge Road Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    490 feet
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Poplar Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of Williamsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 9AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Williamsbridge Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 9AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205084 and 214324.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Haven Charter High School
    120 feet

Health care

  1. Williamsbridge Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    580 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Westchester United Methodist Church House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Williamsbridge Reformed Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 20/Squad 61 Fire station
    250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Poplar Street or Williamsbridge Road.

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