3rd Avenue & Willis Avenue

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and Willis Avenue is in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The sculpture “Para Roberto” is 100 feet away, and Patterson Playground is 1,080 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 38 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
40 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
3 Av/149 St · Bx41
Within a walk
38 places
8 religious buildings, 8 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & Willis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 40 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    40 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/149 St, 20 feet away, for the Bx41.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/149 St Bx41
    20 feet
    Bx41

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Melrose Ave & E 150 St 31 docks in all
    400 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
17
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 675 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Willis Avenue

  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and mostly built between 1901 and 1913.

  1. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    450 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
    100 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    250 feet
  2. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  3. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    670 feet
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  1. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    250 feet
  2. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    250 feet
  3. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    500 feet
  4. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    600 feet
  5. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    690 feet
  6. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    780 feet
  7. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    780 feet
  8. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    880 feet
  9. Immaculate Conception School
    940 feet
  10. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    960 feet
  11. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    960 feet
  12. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    960 feet
  13. Tiny Tunes Day Care Bergen Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,130 feet
  14. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet
  15. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,180 feet
  16. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  17. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    890 feet
  2. Patterson Playground
    1,080 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
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  1. East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    450 feet
  2. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 372 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station · landmark
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    210 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    410 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 30 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 Willis Avenue.

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.