3rd Avenue & East 141st Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 141st Street is in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Third Baptist Church Parsonage stands 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
910 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
3 Av/E 140 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
24 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 141st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 910 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    910 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5
  2. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 140 St, 170 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 140 St Bx2, Bx21
    170 feet
    Bx2 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 142 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    330 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1,270 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10454
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1963.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development.

Since 2014 at least 175 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 141st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 141st Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 68 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1876 and 1888.

  1. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    410 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    730 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Graham Square.

  1. Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial Column, 1921
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    550 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    760 feet
  3. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    760 feet
Show all 6
  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alexander's Alley Park
    520 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    670 feet
  3. Graham Triangle
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Clark Playground
    940 feet
  2. Ryan Triangle
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    520 feet
  2. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    600 feet
  3. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Patterson Community Center
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station · landmark
    910 feet
  2. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    600 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 141st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.