East 137th Street & Willis Avenue

East 137th Street and Willis 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, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School stands 530 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Willis Avenue.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Willis Av/E 138 St · M125
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 8 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    1,020 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 Willis Av/E 138 St, 270 feet away, for the M125.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 138 St M125 · Shelter
    270 feet
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 137 St 22 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

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

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    530 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1931 and 1961.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Mitchel development.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 137th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 137th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 219800.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 69 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1891 and 1893.

  1. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    530 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    590 feet
  3. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    650 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt School
    820 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School II School
    820 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    870 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  3. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    980 feet
  4. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    1,210 feet
  5. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 105 Willis Avenue Pre-K center
    1,220 feet
  6. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    1,270 feet
  7. Mott Haven Charter School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Lozada Playground
    440 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    760 feet
  3. Willis Playground
    880 feet
Show all 5
  1. Wanaqua Garden
    910 feet
  2. Pulaski Park
    1,120 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mitchel Community Center
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,310 feet
  3. Western Beef 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 27 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 137th Street or Willis Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.