East 136th Street & Brown Place

East 136th Street and Brown Place meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Haven Academy Charter School is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1956, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
710 feet
E 138 St/Brook Av · Bx33, T102
Within a walk
15 places
4 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 136th Street & Brown Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    770 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. Cypress Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Brook Av, 710 feet away, for the Bx33 and T102.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Brook Av Bx33, T102
    710 feet
    Bx33 T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 138 St 23 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at St Anns Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 119 Brook Avenue Gas station
    1,050 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1956.

Since 2014 at least 18 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brown Place

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

West side of Brown Place

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 136th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 136th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 28 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1891 and 1895.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    110 feet
  2. Mott Haven Charter School
    110 feet
  3. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    990 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    300 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    310 feet
  3. Lozada Playground
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    800 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    1,170 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    670 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brown Place or East 136th 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, 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.