East 143rd Street & Willis Avenue

East 143rd Street and Willis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mott Haven development. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) is 60 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Willis Av/E 144 St · M125
Within a walk
37 places
16 religious buildings, 10 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 143rd Street & Willis Avenue 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
  • 3 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. Brook Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

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 Willis Av/E 144 St, 200 feet away, for the M125.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 144 St M125 · Shelter
    200 feet
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 143 St 23 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
Elevation
21 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,000 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 1955 and 1972.

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

Since 2014 at least 155 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 143rd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of East 143rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 17 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1897 and 1900.

  1. St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    790 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Access Bronx Charter School
    280 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    330 feet
  3. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    340 feet
Show all 14
  1. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet
  2. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    490 feet
  3. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    490 feet
  4. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    520 feet
  5. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    540 feet
  6. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    760 feet
  7. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 1 School
    810 feet
  8. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    970 feet
  9. Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology School
    1,260 feet
  10. International Community High School
    1,260 feet
  11. P.S./I.S. 224 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    60 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    580 feet
  3. Willis Playground
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  2. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church Landmark
    970 feet
  2. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 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 15 places to eat and 20 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 143rd Street or Willis Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.