East 135th Street & Alexander Avenue

East 135th Street and Alexander Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mitchel development. Between 2021 and 2025, 26 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 9,698 red-light and 7,585 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places and 25 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
26 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
E 136 St/Lincoln Av · Bx21, Bx32
Within a walk
15 places
5 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 135th Street & Alexander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    800 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.5 miles
    4 5
  2. Brook Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 136 St/Lincoln Av, 930 feet away, for the Bx21 and Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 136 St/Lincoln Av Bx21, Bx32
    930 feet
    Bx21 Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx21 …
  2. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Alexander Ave & E 134 St 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 26 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 9,698 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 8th most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 1,269 more were issued.

In 2025, 7,585 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 93rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 3,307 more were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets · Every corner with speed camera tickets

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 Mitchel development.

Since 2014 at least 134 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

South side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and eight buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as American Round Arch. They were built between 1871 and 1898.

  1. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    630 feet
  3. Estey Piano Company Factory Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 career or business center
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    250 feet
  2. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt School
    300 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School II School
    300 feet
Show all 7
  1. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    680 feet
  2. Harlem RBI Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  3. Dream Charter High School
    1,120 feet
  4. Dream Charter School Mott Haven School
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lozada Playground
    370 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    1,200 feet
  3. Graham Triangle
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mitchel Community Center
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    1,030 feet
  3. Bronx Workforce1 Industrial & Transportation Career Center Career or business center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and seven 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 Alexander Avenue or East 135th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.