Brook Avenue & East 142nd Street

Brook Avenue and East 142nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. People's Park is 190 feet away, and International Community High School is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Saint Ann'S Av/E 143 St · Bx17
Within a walk
32 places
10 religious buildings, 8 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 142nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    1,120 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Ann'S Av/E 143 St, 910 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Ann'S Av/E 143 St Bx17
    910 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 144 St & Brook Ave 19 docks in all
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 341 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 142nd Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 142nd Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 11 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Renaissance. They were mostly built between 1901 and 1903.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology School
    240 feet
  2. International Community High School
    240 feet
  3. P.S./I.S. 224 School
    240 feet
Show all 10
  1. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 1 School
    530 feet
  2. American Dream Charter School
    580 feet
  3. P.S. 030 Wilton School
    580 feet
  4. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  5. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    1,150 feet
  6. Young Leaders Elementary School
    1,150 feet
  7. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. People's Park
    190 feet
  2. People's Park Playground
    200 feet
  3. Brook Park
    350 feet
Show all 9
  1. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    360 feet
  2. Saw Mill Playground
    700 feet
  3. St. Mary's Park
    930 feet
  4. St Mary's Playground South Playground
    1,140 feet
  5. Padre Plaza Garden
    1,180 feet
  6. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Thessalonica Christian Church House of worship
    780 feet
  2. St Peters Lutheran Church Landmark
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mott Haven Post Office
    820 feet
  2. Older adult center at 401 St Anns Avenue Older adult center
    860 feet
  3. St Marys Park Indoor Swimming Pool
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 142nd 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.