Brook Avenue & East 138th Street

Brook Avenue and East 138th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Padre Plaza is 630 feet away, and People's Park is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, ten of them schools, and 34 places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
25 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 138 St/Brook Av · Bx33, T102
Within a walk
34 places
10 schools, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 138th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    60 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Brook Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx33 and T102.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 138th Street.

  • 30 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
    50 feet

By car

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

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

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
  • Turn calming, June 2024

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 55 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and January 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 138th Street (south side).

East side of Brook Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brook Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 138th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218180, 218181, 219556 and 219557.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1892 and 1902.

  1. Saint Ann's Church and Graveyard Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    530 feet
  2. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    800 feet
Show all 14
  1. Mott Haven Charter School
    800 feet
  2. American Dream Charter School
    890 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Wilton School
    890 feet
  4. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    890 feet
  5. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    890 feet
  6. Young Leaders Elementary School
    890 feet
  7. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet
  8. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    1,040 feet
  9. Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology School
    1,160 feet
  10. International Community High School
    1,160 feet
  11. P.S./I.S. 224 School
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Padre Plaza Garden
    630 feet
  2. Saw Mill Playground
    660 feet
  3. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. Brook Park
    720 feet
  2. People's Park
    850 feet
  3. People's Park Playground
    950 feet
  4. Wanaqua Garden
    1,100 feet
  5. Ranaqua Playground
    1,110 feet
  6. St. Luke's Park
    1,220 feet
  7. 138th Street Community Garden
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  2. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,310 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mott Haven Post Office
    370 feet
  2. Mill Brook Community Center
    910 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,110 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    970 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 41 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 138th Street.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.