East 137th Street & Cypress Avenue

East 137th Street and Cypress Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mill Brook development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
E 138 St/Cypress Av · Bx17, Bx33
Within a walk
20 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 137th Street & Cypress Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    490 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Brook Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Cypress Av, 300 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx33.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Cypress Av Bx17, Bx33
    300 feet
    Bx17 Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 138 St & Cypress Ave 23 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

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

  1. 163 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station
    480 feet
  2. 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
48 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 Mill Brook development.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cypress Avenue

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

West side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 137th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 137th Street

  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1904 and 1905.

  1. Firehouse, Engine Company 83 and Hook & Ladder 29 Designated landmark
    400 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    190 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    1,010 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    1,010 feet
Show all 8
  1. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,050 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  3. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,250 feet
  4. Academic Leadership Charter School
    1,260 feet
  5. P.S. 065 Mother Hale Academy School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    180 feet
  2. St. Luke's Park
    280 feet
  3. 138th Street Community Garden
    280 feet
Show all 7
  1. Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
    390 feet
  2. Millbrook Playground
    420 feet
  3. Gouverneur Morris Triangle
    870 feet
  4. Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Park
    1,110 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    520 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    850 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Cypress Avenue 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.