Brook Avenue & East 135th Street

Brook Avenue and East 135th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mill Brook development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wanaqua Garden is 480 feet away, and Mott Haven Post Office is 1,160 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
E 135 St/St Ann'S Av · Bx17
Within a walk
18 places
4 religious buildings, 3 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 135th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    760 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Cypress Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 135 St/St Ann'S Av, 600 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 135 St/St Ann'S Av Bx17
    600 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 135 St & St Ann's Ave 23 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at St Anns Avenue, 950 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 119 Brook Avenue Gas station
    530 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

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
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 Mill Brook development.

Since 2014 at least 146 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Brook Avenue

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

North side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    410 feet
  2. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    520 feet
  3. Mott Haven Charter School
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    480 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    480 feet
  3. Millbrook Playground
    1,080 feet
Show all 6
  1. Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Park
    1,130 feet
  2. Playground 134 (Swing Area) Playground
    1,160 feet
  3. Pulaski Park
    1,200 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    530 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    1,160 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 21 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 135th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.