Jackson Avenue & East 147th Street

Jackson Avenue and East 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. I-Am-Park is 130 feet away, and Academic Leadership Charter Middle School is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, nine of them schools, and six places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Jackson Avenue.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 149 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
E 149 St/Jackson Av · Bx17, Bx19
Within a walk
24 places
9 schools, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jackson Avenue & East 147th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 149 St/Jackson Av, 650 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 149 St & Jackson Ave 23 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 62 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

North side of East 147th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of East 147th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

West side of Jackson Avenue

  • No stopping 12 signs NO STOPPING 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
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 9 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academic Leadership Charter Middle School
    280 feet
  2. J. M. Rapport School Career Development School
    360 feet
  3. University Prep Charter Middle School
    360 feet
Show all 13
  1. P.S. 5 Port Morris School
    870 feet
  2. H.E.R.O. High (Health, Education, and Research Occupations High School) School
    950 feet
  3. Mott Haven Community High School
    950 feet
  4. Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science School
    1,000 feet
  5. A House on Beekman Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  6. American Dream Charter School
    1,060 feet
  7. Sunshine LC of Jackson Ave Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
  8. Sunshine Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,160 feet
  9. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center
    1,230 feet
  10. Storefront Academy Charter School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. I-Am-Park Playground
    130 feet
  2. St. Mary's Park
    220 feet
  3. El Jardín de Los Amigos de Moore - Moore Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    240 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Mary's Playground East Playground
    550 feet
  2. Pontiac Playground
    900 feet
  3. The Classics Bronx Community Garden
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 16 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 147th 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.