East 138th Street & Cypress Avenue

East 138th Street and Cypress Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. Luke's Park is 140 feet away, and the Engine 83/Ladder 29 firehouse is 390 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, four of them gardens, and 17 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
200 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
E 138 St/Cypress Av · Bx17, Bx33
Within a walk
19 places
4 gardens, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 138th Street & Cypress Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    200 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
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Cypress Av, 40 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx33.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 138th Street.

  • 28 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
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025
  • Turn calming, 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
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cypress Avenue

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

North side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

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.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    90 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    730 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    770 feet
  2. Academic Leadership Charter School
    980 feet
  3. P.S. 065 Mother Hale Academy School
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Luke's Park
    140 feet
  2. 138th Street Community Garden
    150 feet
  3. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    290 feet
Show all 7
  1. Gouverneur Morris Triangle
    590 feet
  2. Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
    670 feet
  3. Millbrook Playground
    710 feet
  4. Padre Plaza Garden
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    330 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station · landmark
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    580 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and 30 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Cypress Avenue or East 138th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.