East 137th Street & Brown Place

East 137th Street and Brown Place meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 35 places to eat. About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
E 138 St/Brook Av · Bx33, T102
Within a walk
20 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 137th Street & Brown Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    520 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
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Brook Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx33 and T102.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …
  2. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 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
    520 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
    1,310 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
33 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of Brown Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Brown Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 137th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 137th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 37 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1891 and 1893.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    370 feet
  2. Mott Haven Charter School
    370 feet
  3. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    500 feet
Show all 6
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    510 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    980 feet
  3. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    560 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    570 feet
  3. Padre Plaza Garden
    1,170 feet
Show all 6
  1. Saw Mill Playground
    1,200 feet
  2. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    1,260 feet
  3. Brook Park
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    890 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    910 feet
  3. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and 30 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 Brown Place or East 137th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.