Morris Park, New York City

Name: Morris Park
Address: New York City, United States

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Morris Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its approximate boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are Neill Avenue and Pelham Parkway to the north, Eastchester Road to the East, the Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks and Sackett Avenue to the east and south, and Bronxdale Avenue or White Plains Road to the west. It borders the neighborhoods of Van Nest to its southwest and Pelham Parkway to its northeast. Williamsbridge Road and Morris Park Avenue are the primary thoroughfares. ()

Area: 222.08 acres (0.347 mi²)Coordinates: 40°51'8"N, 73°51'13"W

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East Bronx (Morris Park)New York City United States

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Morris Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, Lorillard Snuff Mill.

1.2 miW
Zoo
Bronx Zoo, New York City
32 min walk • Nestled in the heart of New York City, the Bronx Zoo is a sprawling wildlife oasis that has delighted animal lovers since its opening in 1899. Covering 265 acres of lush natural habitats, this iconic zoo is one of the largest metropolitan zoos in the United States...
1.4 miNW
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
37 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
1.2 miW
Park
Bronx Park, New York City
32 min walk • Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City. The park is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the southwest, Webster Avenue to the northwest, Gun Hill Road to the north, Bronx Park East to the east, and East 180th Street to the south.
1.3 miNW
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
33 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
0.7 miS
Church
St. Raymond's Church, New York City
19 min walk • St. Raymond's Church is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Castle Hill Avenue at Tremont Avenue, The Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1842. It was dedicated on the feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus, on August 31, 1845, thus getting its name.
1.2 miNW
Park
Bronx Skate Park, New York City
30 min walk • Bronx Skate Park is a 6,000 sq ft skate park inside Bronx Park, a little north of Allerton Avenue, in The Bronx, New York City.
~1100 ftSW
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
St. Clare of Assisi's Church, New York City
6 min walk • The Church of St. Clare of Assisi is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Hone Avenue at Rhinelander Avenue in The Bronx, New York City.
0.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Solace's Church, New York City
20 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Solace is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 731 Morris Park Avenue at the intersection with Holland Avenue, the Bronx, New York City in the Van Nest neighborhood.
1 miSE
Library
Huntington Free Library and Reading Room, New York City
26 min walk • The Huntington Free Library is a privately endowed library near Westchester Square in the New York City borough of the Bronx, which is open to the public. It has a non-circulating book collection.
1.2 miE
Neighbourhood
East Bronx, New York City
31 min walk • The East Bronx is the part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough.
1 miN
Neighbourhood
Allerton, New York City
25 min walk • Allerton is a working-class neighborhood geographically located in the East Bronx section of the Bronx, New York City. It is named in honor of Daniel Allerton, an early Bronx settler who purchased and farmed this area with his wife Hustace.

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Which popular attractions are close to Morris Park?

Nearby attractions include St. Clare of Assisi's Church, New York City (6 min walk), St. Raymond's Church, New York City (19 min walk), Our Lady of Solace's Church, New York City (20 min walk).

How to get to Morris Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Morris Park:

Metro

Morris Park • Lines: 5 (10 min walk)
Pelham Parkway • Lines: 2, 5 (21 min walk)

Bus

East Tremont Avenue & Dogwood Drive • Lines: Bx40, Bx42 (22 min walk)
Unionport Road & East Tremont Avenue • Lines: Bx22 (24 min walk)