East 144th Street & Canal Place

East 144th Street and Canal Place meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ryan Triangle is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 149 St-Grand Concourse, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
149 St-Grand Concourse
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Morris Av/E 144 St · Bx32
Within a walk
17 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 144th Street & Canal Place 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 five 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. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 144 St, 550 feet away, for the Bx32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 144 St 23 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 99 East 149th Street 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 277 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Canal Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

West side of Canal Place

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,020 feet
  2. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    1,070 feet
  3. Hostos Community College Children's Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ryan Triangle
    340 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    560 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. Evelina Antonetty Playground
    990 feet

Health care

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,030 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Canal Place 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.