3rd Avenue & East 165th Street
The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 165th Street is in Morrisania, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gospel Hill Baptist Church is 620 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/E 165 St, is 360 feet away for the Bx21, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 22 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/E 165 St, 360 feet away, for the Bx21.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/E 165 St Bx21 · Shelter360 feetBx21
Next buses at this stop
- Bx21 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 3 Ave & Franklin Ave 19 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway westbound at Hunts Point Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1029 Washington Avenue Gas station670 feet
- 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10456
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 16 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 42
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Morrisania
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1982 and 2020.
Since 2014 at least 656 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bur oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 3rd Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
North side of East 165th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 165th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.
- 22 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 gardens
- 3 parks
- 3 schools
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Sharon Baptist Head Start Preschool, ages 2 to 5210 feet
- Sunshine Devel - Sharon Baptist HS School220 feet
- Little Scholars Early Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K380 feet
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- Owl Early Intervention Program Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2640 feet
- P.S. 146 Edward Collins School850 feet
- Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school850 feet
- South Bronx Classical Charter School III School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Franklin Triangle310 feet
- William Hooper Garden (Jacquline Denise Davis Garden) Garden350 feet
- Hines Park770 feet
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- Charlton-Thompson Garden830 feet
- Franklin Memorial Garden870 feet
- Estella Diggs Park1,030 feet
- Hines Park Playground1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Saxe Embroidery Company Building Listed historic place330 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel Hill Baptist Church House of worship620 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,100 feet
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 20 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 3rd Avenue & Weiher Court 120 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Franklin Avenue 140 feet
- Boston Road & East 165th Street 290 feet
- 3rd Avenue & Pedestrian Path 350 feet
- Franklin Avenue & Pedestrian Path 350 feet
- 3rd Avenue & East 164th Street 390 feet
- Boston Road & East 164th Street 510 feet
- Washington Avenue & East 165th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 165th Street.