Jackson Avenue & East 145th Street

Jackson Avenue and East 145th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Mary's Playground East is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, E 143 St-St Mary's St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, eight of them schools, and two places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
5 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 143 St-St Mary's St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,130 feet
E 149 St/Jackson Av · Bx17, Bx19
Within a walk
19 places
8 schools, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackson Avenue & East 145th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 143 St-St Mary's St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. E 149 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 149 St/Jackson Av, 1,130 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Jackson Av Bx17, Bx19 · Shelter
    1,130 feet
    Bx17 Bx19
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 145th Street and Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. St Mary's St & Jackson Ave 18 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 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 1926 and 1929.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 145th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 145th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Medieval Revival, and built between 1931 and 1933.

  1. Samuel Gompers Industrial High School Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 dog run
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academic Leadership Charter Middle School
    290 feet
  2. J. M. Rapport School Career Development School
    370 feet
  3. University Prep Charter Middle School
    370 feet
Show all 9
  1. A House on Beekman Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    520 feet
  2. Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science School
    530 feet
  3. American Dream Charter School
    590 feet
  4. H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School) School
    830 feet
  5. Mott Haven Community High School
    830 feet
  6. Neighborhood Charter School: Bronx School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    40 feet
  2. St Mary's Playground East Playground
    80 feet
  3. I-Am-Park Playground
    260 feet
Show all 5
  1. El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    710 feet
  2. Dog Run in St. Mary's Park Dog run
    840 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. E. Robert Moore Houses, Building 1 Listed historic place
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 515 Jackson Avenue Older adult center
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,100 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 145th Street or Jackson 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.