3rd Avenue & Morris Avenue at East 138th Street

The six-way junction of 3rd Avenue, Morris Avenue and East 138th Street (Lincoln Avenue) is in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mitchel development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Graham Triangle is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places and 22 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
90 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Lincoln Av/E 138 St · Bx21, Bx32, T102
Within a walk
21 places
5 schools, 3 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & Morris Avenue at East 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    90 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
    1,110 feet
    4 5
  2. Brook Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lincoln Av/E 138 St, 40 feet away, for the Bx21, Bx32 and T102.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lincoln Av/E 138 St Bx21, Bx32, T102 · Shelter
    40 feet
    Bx21 Bx32 T102
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …
  2. Bx32 …
  3. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 3rd Avenue, East 138th Street and Lincoln Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 1,210 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2019

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Since 2014 at least 280 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 138th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 208801.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 45 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
    580 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    740 feet
  3. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    790 feet

Monuments and public art

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    770 feet
  2. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    960 feet
  3. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
Show all 6
  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    1,220 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    1,220 feet
  3. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Graham Triangle
    50 feet
  2. La Finca del Sur Community Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. La Finca Del Sur Garden
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Willis Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    240 feet
  2. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    370 feet
  3. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    470 feet
  2. Mitchel Community Center
    1,140 feet
  3. Patterson Community Center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    580 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, East 138th Street, Lincoln Avenue or Morris 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 Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.