East 146th Street & Willis Avenue

East 146th Street and Willis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Roberto Clemente Plaza is 640 feet away, and Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Willis Av/E 146 St · M125
Within a walk
41 places
13 religious buildings, 8 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 146th Street & Willis Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    770 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
    0.5 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 146 St, 120 feet away, for the M125.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 146 St M125
    120 feet
    M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 146th Street and Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 147 St & Bergen Ave 25 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    0.6 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, June 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
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 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 193 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 146th Street

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 146th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Classical Revival, one each, and built between 1901 and 1919.

  1. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

  1. Para Roberto Sculpture by Melissa Calderón, 2019
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    100 feet
  2. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    400 feet
  3. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    450 feet
Show all 19
  1. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    610 feet
  3. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    620 feet
  4. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    620 feet
  5. Access Bronx Charter School
    640 feet
  6. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    800 feet
  7. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  8. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    860 feet
  9. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    880 feet
  10. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    920 feet
  11. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  12. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  13. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  14. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,040 feet
  15. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  16. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    660 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    710 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    640 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    550 feet
  2. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,200 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,200 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    570 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 146th Street or Willis Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.