Morris Park | |
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 Looking south along facade of the Morris Park station | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′07″N 73°51′11″W / 40.852°N 73.853°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  The Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 11[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.90 km2 (0.347 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,289 (est.) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $57,240 |
| ZIP Codes | 10461, 10462 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
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 and White Plains Road to the west.[3] 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.
The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 11 in the East Bronx, and its ZIP Codes include 10461 and 10462. The area is patrolled by the 49th Precinct of the New York City Police Department, located at 2121 Eastchester Road. The local subway is the IRT Dyre Avenue Line (5 train), which runs under the Esplanade. The neighborhood has a large Albanian American and Italian American population.
- ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Morris Park neighborhood in New York". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ Bleyer, Jennifer (December 30, 2007). "Living in: Morris Park, the Bronx - Another Little Italy, with Scant Parking to Match". New York Times. No. Real Estate Section. Retrieved September 25, 2015.