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Morris Park, Bronx
Morris Park is a middle 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.
Morris Park is named after John Albert Morris, who built the Morris Park Racecourse, which existed from 1889 until 1910.〔 In 1890, the Morris Park Racecourse hosted both the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes; the latter continued to be run there until 1905.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/bronx-week-2015/2015/06/8/what-s-in-a-name--the-origin-of-morris-in-the-bronx.html )〕 The track was later used for auto racing and was the site of the first public air show. After a 1910 fire, the property was divided into lots for the current neighborhood. Several streets in Morris Park, including Cruger, Holland, Radcliffe, Colden, Paulding, and Hone Avenues, are named after mayors of New York City during the 18th and 19th centuries.
==Land use and terrain==
Housing in Morris Park is mostly one and two family homes of various styles. The neighborhood also has several apartment buildings. The total land area is a little over one-third of a square mile.〔 The area is low-lying and relatively flat.
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