Bruckner Boulevard & Willis Avenue

Bruckner Boulevard and Willis Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Pulaski Park is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them playgrounds, and 13 places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2009 and 2022, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Willis Av/E 138 St · M125
Within a walk
10 places
3 playgrounds, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bruckner Boulevard & Willis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Brook Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Willis Av/E 138 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M125.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 138 St M125 · Shelter
    0.3 miles
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & Bruckner Blvd 19 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Bruckner Boulevard, 70 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    780 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,500 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 2009 and 2022.

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Bruckner Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Bruckner Boulevard

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Eighteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne, and mostly built in 1891.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 105 Willis Avenue Pre-K center
    240 feet
  2. Harlem RBI Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  3. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt School
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. South Bronx Classical Charter School II School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pulaski Park
    80 feet
  2. Pulaski Park Playground
    240 feet
  3. Lozada Playground
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. Ranaqua Playground
    1,060 feet
  2. Wanaqua Garden
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bruckner Boulevard or Willis Avenue.

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