Willis Avenue & East 148th Street

Willis Avenue and East 148th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Roberto Clemente Plaza is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 11 of them schools, and 52 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
3 Av/148 St · Bx41 SBS
Within a walk
41 places
11 schools, 10 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willis Avenue & East 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    240 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 3 Av/148 St, 180 feet away, for the Bx41 SBS.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/148 St Bx41 SBS
    180 feet
    Bx41 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx41 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 148th Street and Willis Avenue.

  • 36 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
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • A designated truck route
  • 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 405 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

South side of East 148th Street

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

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

West side of Willis Avenue

  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 3 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. Haffen Building Designated landmark
    160 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Seventh-Day Adventist Church Designated landmark
    230 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
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Nexus Medical Training Center Trade or language school
    460 feet
  3. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    620 feet
Show all 22
  1. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    500 feet
  2. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    500 feet
  3. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    500 feet
  4. Wilson Allen Health Careers Institut Trade or language school
    560 feet
  5. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    630 feet
  6. Creo College Preparatory Charter School
    660 feet
  7. Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
    940 feet
  8. Sunshine Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  9. Sunshine Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  10. Zeta Charter School -South Bronx School
    990 feet
  11. Zeta Charter Schools - South Bronx School
    990 feet
  12. South Bronx Preparatory: a College Board School
    1,160 feet
  13. The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology: X223 School
    1,160 feet
  14. Access Bronx Charter School
    1,170 feet
  15. Immaculate Conception School
    1,180 feet
  16. Sobro Ctr for Cancer Development The Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  17. United Career Centers Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  18. City-Pro Group - Bronx School
    1,210 feet
  19. Brilla Veritas CMS School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Patterson Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. Neighborhood Advisory Committee Community Garden
    1,140 feet
  3. Clark Playground
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    1,190 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    100 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    290 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    690 feet
  3. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    810 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

  1. Squad 41 Fire station
    1,290 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    450 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    510 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. ALDI 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 52 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 148th Street or Willis 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.