3rd Avenue & East 139th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 139th Street is in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The column “Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial” is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them schools, and 18 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
330 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
E 138 St/3 Av · Bx33, M125, T102
Within a walk
21 places
6 schools, 3 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 139th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 330 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    330 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.3 miles
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/3 Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx33, M125 and T102.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/3 Av Bx33, M125, T102
    300 feet
    Bx33 M125 T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. M125 …
  3. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue and East 139th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lincoln Ave & E 138 St 26 docks in all
    340 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

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
18 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,000 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 between 1950 and 1964.

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

Since 2014 at least 271 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 66 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec, and built between 1840 and 1924.

  1. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    520 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    770 feet
  3. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    780 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Graham Square.

  1. Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial Column, 1921
    80 feet
  2. Spanish War Memorial Column by Charles Keck, 1919
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 parks
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    480 feet
  2. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    1,000 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,030 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,030 feet
  2. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    1,150 feet
  3. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Graham Triangle
    340 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    840 feet
  3. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. La Finca del Sur Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    80 feet
  2. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    110 feet
  3. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    690 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    750 feet
  2. Patterson Community Center
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    470 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 19 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 139th Street.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.