Williamsbridge Road & Van Nest Avenue
Williamsbridge Road and Van Nest Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 1,230 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 Middle School is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Williamsbridge Rd/Morris Park Av, is 530 feet away for the Bx8, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Morris Park Av, 530 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Williamsbridge Rd/Morris Park Av Bx8530 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
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 chargers0.4 miles
- 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2022
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023
- Turn calming, June 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,230 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 654th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 314 more were issued.
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
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Van Nest Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Williamsbridge Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Williamsbridge Road
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 9AM-9:30AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 214749.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 Middle School520 feet
- Our Saviour Lutheran School520 feet
- South Bronx Classical Charter School VI School520 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Loreto Playground320 feet
Houses of worship
- Williamsbridge Reformed Church House of worship540 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch650 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Van Nest Avenue & Tomlinson Avenue 280 feet
- Yates Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 280 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Haight Avenue 540 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Hering Avenue 540 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Morris Park Avenue 550 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Pierce Avenue 790 feet
- Lurting Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 800 feet
- Van Nest Avenue & Tenbroeck Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Van Nest Avenue or Williamsbridge Road.