East 143rd Street & East 144th Street

East 143rd Street and East 144th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center is 740 feet away, and Clark Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Morris Av/E 144 St · Bx32
Within a walk
22 places
5 religious buildings, 4 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 143rd Street & East 144th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 149 St-Grand Concourse, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 4 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 4 …
  3. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 144 St, 290 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 144 St Bx32 · Shelter
    290 feet
    Bx32
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E 142 St 23 docks in all
    620 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.5 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 two crashes 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 October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 in 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 143rd Street

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

South side of East 143rd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-11AM

South side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    280 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  3. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    950 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    950 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ryan Triangle
    80 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    310 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    420 feet
Show all 5
  1. Evelina Antonetty Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 14 Ambulance station
    680 feet
  2. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    740 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    780 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    890 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,300 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    40 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 143rd Street or East 144th 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.