3rd Avenue & East 143rd Street

The five-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 143rd Street is in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development, and is also named Ray A. Hodge III Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Clark Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
19 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
3 Av/E 144 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
45 places
14 religious buildings, 10 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 143rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 144 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 144 St Bx2, Bx21
    320 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 northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Ray A. Hodge III Way, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1955.

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

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Ray A. Hodge III Way.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 62 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2015 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 143rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 20 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1880 and 1889.

  1. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    630 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    420 feet
  2. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    790 feet
  3. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    790 feet
Show all 15
  1. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    960 feet
  2. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    960 feet
  3. Access Bronx Charter School
    1,010 feet
  4. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    1,110 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,110 feet
  6. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,110 feet
  7. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,150 feet
  8. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    1,170 feet
  9. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet
  10. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,230 feet
  11. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,260 feet
  12. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clark Playground
    330 feet
  2. Alexander's Alley Park
    760 feet
  3. Ryan Triangle
    790 feet
Show all 7
  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    810 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    910 feet
  3. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    970 feet
  4. Patterson Playground
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    840 feet
  2. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    1,240 feet
  2. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    910 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    910 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,050 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station · landmark
    300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    640 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,210 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, Alexander Avenue or East 143rd Street.

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