Willis Avenue & East 145th Street

Willis Avenue and East 145th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Willis Avenue.

Safety record
11 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,040 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Willis Av/E 144 St · M125
Within a walk
41 places
14 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,040 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,040 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 144 St, 180 feet away, for the M125.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 144 St M125 · Shelter
    180 feet
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 143 St 23 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    0.5 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2024

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
19 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 104 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 145th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 145th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Willis Avenue

  • No parking 3 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 stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Classical Revival, and built between 1901 and 1919.

  1. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    600 feet
  2. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    680 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    140 feet
  2. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    190 feet
  3. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    190 feet
Show all 18
  1. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    360 feet
  3. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    360 feet
  4. Access Bronx Charter School
    380 feet
  5. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    530 feet
  6. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    850 feet
  7. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    880 feet
  8. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,110 feet
  9. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,130 feet
  10. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    1,150 feet
  11. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  12. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  13. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  14. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  15. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    400 feet
  2. Clark Playground
    460 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Willis Playground
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    700 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Patterson Community center
    1,060 feet
  2. Older adult center at 308 East 145th Street Older adult center
    1,060 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station · landmark
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,250 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 145th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.