3rd Avenue & East 148th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 148th Street is in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Haffen Building, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 55 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
3 Av/148 St · Bx41 SBS
Within a walk
45 places
12 religious buildings, 12 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    260 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

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

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/148 St, 90 feet away, for the Bx41 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/148 St Bx41 SBS
    90 feet
    Bx41 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 147 St & Bergen Ave 25 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
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 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 397 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

North side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of East 148th Street

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 200091.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1901 and 1919.

  1. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    110 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    190 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

  1. Para Roberto Sculpture by Melissa Calderón, 2019
    190 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 12 schools
  • 8 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    230 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    410 feet
  3. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    430 feet
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  1. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    330 feet
  2. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    520 feet
  3. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    520 feet
  4. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    520 feet
  5. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  6. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    750 feet
  7. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    980 feet
  8. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    980 feet
  9. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    980 feet
  10. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,050 feet
  11. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,050 feet
  12. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,050 feet
  13. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,080 feet
  14. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  15. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  16. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  17. Immaculate Conception School
    1,210 feet
  18. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    1,260 feet
  19. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    1,280 feet
  20. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    1,280 feet
  21. Access Bronx Charter School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    810 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    930 feet
  3. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,130 feet
Show all 4
  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    260 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    750 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,310 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 148th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.