East 135th Street & Locust Avenue

East 135th Street and Locust Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest bus stop, Locust Av/E 135 St, is 30 feet away for the Bx33, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.

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East 135th Street & Locust Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Locust Av/E 135 St, 30 feet away, for the Bx33.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Locust Av/E 135 St Bx33
    30 feet
    Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

Two trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM

South side of East 135th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Locust Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM

West side of Locust Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 listed historic place

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Port Morris Ferry Bridges Listed historic place
    680 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

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

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