Brook Avenue & East 136th Street

Brook Avenue and East 136th Street meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mill Brook development. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Haven Charter School is 260 feet away, and Saw Mill Playground is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
E 138 St/Brook Av · Bx33, T102
Within a walk
23 places
5 religious buildings, 4 playgrounds and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 136th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    510 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Brook Av, 660 feet away, for the Bx33 and T102.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Brook Av Bx33, T102
    660 feet
    Bx33 T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 138 St 23 docks in all
    510 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at St Anns Avenue, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 119 Brook Avenue Gas station
    780 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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
17 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 Mill Brook development.

Since 2014 at least 164 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 7 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

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

West side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 136th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 136th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Eight buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1895 and 1898.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    260 feet
  2. Mott Haven Charter School
    260 feet
  3. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    510 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    510 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  3. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    560 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    570 feet
  3. Padre Plaza Garden
    1,160 feet
Show all 9
  1. Saw Mill Playground
    1,200 feet
  2. Millbrook Playground
    1,220 feet
  3. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    1,250 feet
  4. Brook Park
    1,250 feet
  5. Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Park
    1,280 feet
  6. Playground 134 (Swing Area) Playground
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    540 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    910 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and 30 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 136th 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.