Brook Avenue & East 148th Street

Brook Avenue and East 148th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Public School 27, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-149 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them schools, and 25 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-149 St
1,100 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
E 149 St/Brook Av · Bx4, Bx19
Within a walk
18 places
4 schools, 3 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Brook Avenue & East 148th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-149 St, 1,100 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    1,100 feet
    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. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

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, 390 feet away, for the Bx4 and Bx19.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4 …
  2. Bx19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 148th Street.

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8 and 17 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Mott Haven-Port Morris
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 329 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brook Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 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 148th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 148th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 schools
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Child Resource Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
  2. P.S. 277 School
    650 feet
  3. Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science School
    1,210 feet
  2. I.S. 584 School
    1,210 feet
  3. University Prep Charter High School
    1,210 feet
  4. Career and Employment Services Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  5. Clinton Institute Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  6. Cudley's Training Program Trade or language school
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Mary's Park
    650 feet
  2. St Mary's Playground West Playground
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Roberto Clemente Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Listed historic place
    170 feet
  2. C. Rieger's Sons Factory Listed historic place
    370 feet
  3. Dollar Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Betances VI Community Center
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    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 25 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or East 148th 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, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.