Brook Avenue & East 147th Street

Brook Avenue and East 147th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. Mary's Park is 650 feet away, and Brilla Veritas CMS Upper is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about five minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
650 feet
E 149 St/Brook Av · Bx4, Bx19
Within a walk
21 places
6 religious buildings, 3 listed historic places and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 147th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Brook Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Una Raza, Un Mundo, Universo (One Race, One World, One Universe)” (1996) by José Ortega at the 3 Av-149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 149 St/Brook Av, 650 feet away, for the Bx4 and Bx19.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St/Brook Av Bx4, Bx19
    650 feet
    Bx4 Bx19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 147th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 148 St 20 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 114 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 147th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 147th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Dutch Colonial Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival, one each, and built between 1895 and 1913.

  1. Public School 27 Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. P.S. 277 School
    660 feet
  3. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Dennelisse-Lhcsa Trade or language school
    1,210 feet
  2. Brilla Veritas CMS Upper School
    1,290 feet
  3. Aim High - S Bronx Headstart Site 1 School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    650 feet
  2. St Mary's Playground West Playground
    760 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    450 feet
  3. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betances VI Community Center
    820 feet
  2. St Marys Recreation Center
    1,150 feet
  3. St Marys Park Indoor Swimming Pool
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 15 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 147th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.