3rd Avenue & East 144th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 144th Street is in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 is 520 feet away, and Mott Haven Library is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
3 Av/E 144 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
39 places
12 religious buildings, 8 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 144th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 144 St, 50 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 144 St Bx2, Bx21
    50 feet
    Bx2 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2022
  • Turn calming, September 2025
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    520 feet
  2. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    520 feet
  3. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 13
  1. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  2. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
  3. Access Bronx Charter School
    740 feet
  4. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    880 feet
  5. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    900 feet
  6. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    960 feet
  7. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    990 feet
  8. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,020 feet
  9. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  10. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clark Playground
    70 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    760 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    760 feet
Show all 7
  1. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    870 feet
  2. Ryan Triangle
    960 feet
  3. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,030 feet
  4. Willis Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Mott Haven Library
    1,100 feet
  3. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    520 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    650 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    650 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 144th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.