Willis Avenue & East 147th Street

Willis Avenue and East 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 120 feet away, and Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Willis Av/E 146 St · M125
Within a walk
38 places
12 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    520 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

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 146 St, 150 feet away, for the M125.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 146 St M125
    150 feet
    M125

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 147th Street and Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 147 St & Bergen Ave 25 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.6 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2010
  • Turn calming, December 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2025

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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 408 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

North side of East 147th Street

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

South side of East 147th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of Willis Avenue

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 201518.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1901 and 1919.

  1. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    120 feet
  2. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    170 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Roberto Clemente Plaza.

  1. Para Roberto Sculpture by Melissa Calderón, 2019
    410 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    350 feet
  2. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    360 feet
  3. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    590 feet
Show all 19
  1. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    660 feet
  3. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  4. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  5. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    730 feet
  6. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    770 feet
  7. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    770 feet
  8. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    770 feet
  9. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    820 feet
  10. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    890 feet
  11. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    890 feet
  12. Access Bronx Charter School
    900 feet
  13. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,020 feet
  14. Brilla College Preparatory Charter School
    1,060 feet
  15. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    1,190 feet
  16. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clark Playground
    870 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    920 feet
  3. Patterson Playground
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    370 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    830 feet
  3. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Mott Haven Reformed Church House of worship
    690 feet
  2. Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary House of worship
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    730 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    780 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    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 43 places to eat and 27 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 147th 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.