Willis Avenue & East 142nd Street

Willis Avenue and East 142nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mott Haven development. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Third Baptist Church Parsonage stands 650 feet away, and People's Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Willis Av/E 140 St · M125
Within a walk
43 places
15 religious buildings, 13 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willis Avenue & East 142nd 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.

  • 3 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. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Brook Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Willis Av/E 140 St, 420 feet away, for the M125.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 140 St M125
    420 feet
    M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Willis Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 141 St 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 1931 and 1963.

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

Since 2014 at least 152 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 142nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 142nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 76 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1887 and 1900.

  1. St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 13 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Access Bronx Charter School
    530 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    590 feet
Show all 18
  1. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
  2. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    720 feet
  3. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    750 feet
  4. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    750 feet
  5. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    770 feet
  6. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    790 feet
  7. Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology School
    1,010 feet
  8. International Community High School
    1,010 feet
  9. P.S./I.S. 224 School
    1,010 feet
  10. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,010 feet
  11. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 1 School
    1,070 feet
  12. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    1,200 feet
  13. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    1,310 feet
  14. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    1,310 feet
  15. Young Leaders Elementary School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    320 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    480 feet
  3. Alexander's Alley Park
    740 feet
Show all 6
  1. Clark Playground
    830 feet
  2. People's Park
    1,250 feet
  3. People's Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. Mott Haven Library
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church Landmark
    710 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    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 18 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 142nd 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.