College Avenue & East 145th Street

College Avenue and East 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Brilla Veritas CMS is 270 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
3 Av/E 144 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
34 places
10 religious buildings, 7 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
College Avenue & East 145th 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 six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 4 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/E 144 St, 650 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 144 St Bx2, Bx21 · Shelter
    650 feet
    Bx2 Bx21
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Courtlandt Ave & E 149 St 23 docks in all
    1,100 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. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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 1931 and 1950.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development.

Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of College Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of College Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 145th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 145th Street

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

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 34 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    270 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    950 feet
Show all 14
  1. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    960 feet
  2. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    980 feet
  3. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    980 feet
  4. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,090 feet
  5. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,100 feet
  6. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,120 feet
  7. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    1,140 feet
  8. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  9. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  10. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,200 feet
  11. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    50 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    510 feet
  3. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    510 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ryan Triangle
    710 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 14 Ambulance station
    1,170 feet
  2. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    360 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    100 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station · landmark
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,240 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    550 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    950 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along College Avenue or East 145th Street.

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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.