Yates Avenue & Pierce Avenue
Yates Avenue and Pierce Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Morris Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 20/Squad 61 firehouse is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Williamsbridge Rd/Pierce Av, is 390 feet away for the Bx8, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Williamsbridge Rd/Pierce Av, 390 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Williamsbridge Rd/Pierce Av Bx8 · Shelter390 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Yates Avenue.
- 4 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, 0.9 miles 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 cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Haven Charter High School1,150 feet
Health care
- Montefiore Med Center - Jack D Weiler Hosp of a Einstein College DIV Hospital910 feet
- Williamsbridge Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice960 feet
Houses of worship
- Williamsbridge Reformed Church House of worship470 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 20/Squad 61 Fire station1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hering Avenue & Pierce Avenue 260 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Pierce Avenue 330 feet
- Yates Avenue & Sacket Avenue 440 feet
- Tenbroeck Avenue & Pierce Avenue 520 feet
- Tomlinson Avenue & Pierce Avenue 560 feet
- Hering Avenue & Sacket Avenue 610 feet
- Yates Avenue & Van Nest Avenue 760 feet
- Williamsbridge Road & Sacket Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along Pierce Avenue or Yates Avenue.