Morris Avenue & East 143rd Street

Morris Avenue and East 143rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Patterson Playground is 340 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Morris Av/E 144 St · Bx32
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 143rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 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. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 4 5
  2. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 144 St, 140 feet away, for the Bx32.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Morris Ave & E 142 St 23 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • 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 in 1950.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 143rd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 143rd Street

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

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    470 feet
  3. P.S. 018 John Peter Zenger School
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    780 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    780 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ryan Triangle
    50 feet
  2. People Garden - Patterson Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    230 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    340 feet
Show all 4
  1. Clark Playground
    980 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 14 Ambulance station
    920 feet
  2. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Hospital
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Patterson Community Center
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    700 feet
  3. Community center at Patterson Community center
    700 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,210 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and 22 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 143rd Street or Morris Avenue.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.