East 143rd Street & Alexander Avenue

East 143rd Street and Alexander Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mott Haven development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 firehouse is 210 feet away, and Willis Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
3 Av/E 144 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
40 places
13 religious buildings, 8 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 143rd Street & Alexander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 144 St, 410 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 144 St Bx2, Bx21
    410 feet
    Bx2 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 142 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    410 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,100 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 1960.

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

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Columbia' London planetree and the eastern redbud.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and September 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 143rd Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 22 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1879 and 1889.

  1. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  2. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    800 feet
  3. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    800 feet
Show all 12
  1. Access Bronx Charter School
    940 feet
  2. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  4. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    1,090 feet
  5. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    1,160 feet
  6. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    1,180 feet
  7. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,210 feet
  8. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,210 feet
  9. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clark Playground
    420 feet
  2. Alexander's Alley Park
    720 feet
  3. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    720 feet
Show all 7
  1. Willis Playground
    860 feet
  2. Ryan Triangle
    880 feet
  3. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,060 feet
  4. Patterson Playground
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    820 feet
  2. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    870 feet
  3. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,010 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,140 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Alexander Avenue or East 143rd 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.