East 144th Street & Willis Avenue

East 144th 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, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Access Bronx Charter School is 120 feet away, and South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 16 of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,300 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
Willis Av/E 144 St · M125
Within a walk
38 places
16 religious buildings, 8 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 144th Street & Willis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,300 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,300 feet
    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

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, 100 feet away, for the M125.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 144 St M125 · Shelter
    100 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
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
19 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 1991.

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

Since 2014 at least 256 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 144th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1906 and 1907.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 16 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    70 feet
  2. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    70 feet
  3. Access Bronx Charter School
    120 feet
Show all 12
  1. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    230 feet
  2. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    230 feet
  3. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    260 feet
  4. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    280 feet
  5. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    500 feet
  6. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  7. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 1 School
    1,080 feet
  8. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,130 feet
  9. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    140 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    310 feet
  3. Willis Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Patterson Playground
    1,260 feet
  2. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,270 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 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 18 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 144th 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.