Brook Avenue & East 137th Street

Brook Avenue and East 137th 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, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mill Brook Community Center is 630 feet away, and Brook Park is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them schools, and 36 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
E 138 St/Brook Av · Bx33, T102
Within a walk
29 places
7 schools, 5 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 137th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    250 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
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Brook Av, 410 feet away, for the Bx33 and T102.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 119 Brook Avenue Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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 3,300 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 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

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

East side of Brook Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brook Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 137th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 137th Street

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218181 and 223470.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four 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

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    250 feet
  2. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    520 feet
  3. Mott Haven Charter School
    520 feet
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  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    760 feet
  3. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  4. American Dream Charter School
    1,170 feet
  5. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    1,170 feet
  6. P.S. 030 Wilton School
    1,170 feet
  7. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    1,170 feet
  8. Young Leaders Elementary School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    820 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    820 feet
  3. Padre Plaza Garden
    910 feet
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  1. Saw Mill Playground
    940 feet
  2. Brook Park
    1,000 feet
  3. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  4. People's Park
    1,130 feet
  5. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    1,210 feet
  6. People's Park Playground
    1,230 feet
  7. St. Luke's Park
    1,280 feet
  8. 138th Street Community Garden
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    630 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    650 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    840 feet

Supermarkets

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

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,260 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 places to eat and 37 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 137th 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.