Morris Park is a
working class neighborhood in the borough of
the Bronx in
New York City. The neighborhood is part of
Community Board 11 in the
East 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 Indian Village to its northeast. Williamsbridge Road and Morris Park Avenue are the primary thoroughfares. The local subway is the IRT Dyre Avenue Line,
5 train, which runs under the Esplanade. 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 neighborhood has a large
Italian American population.