East 141st Street & Alexander Avenue

East 141st Street and Alexander Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mott Haven development. The corner lies on the edge of the Mott Haven Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) stands 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
480 feet
3 Av/E 140 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
31 places
9 religious buildings, 6 schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 141st Street & Alexander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    830 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 140 St, 480 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 140 St Bx2, Bx21
    480 feet
    Bx2 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 142 St & 3 Ave 19 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

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
Elevation
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 1950 and 1963.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 141st Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 141st Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the Mott Haven Historic District.

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 68 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1876 and 1888.

  1. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    130 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    160 feet
  3. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    560 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    970 feet
Show all 7
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,060 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,060 feet
  3. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    1,120 feet
  4. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Alexander's Alley Park
    220 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    360 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Graham Triangle
    1,220 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    290 feet
  2. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    370 feet
  3. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    820 feet
  2. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet
  2. Patterson Community Center
    1,090 feet
  3. Mitchel Community Center
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station · landmark
    740 feet
  2. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    910 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Alexander Avenue or East 141st Street.

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