East 138th Street & Jackson Avenue

East 138th Street and Jackson 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. Gouverneur Morris Triangle is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about a minute on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them gardens, and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
8 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
160 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 138 St/Jackson Av · T102
Within a walk
13 places
3 gardens, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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East 138th Street & Jackson Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 160 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    160 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Jackson Av, 120 feet away, for the T102.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Jackson Av T102
    120 feet
    T102

Next buses at this stop

  1. T102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 138th Street and Jackson Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 138 St & Willow Ave 18 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 900 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station
    at this corner
  2. 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 4 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 stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Jackson Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    640 feet
  2. Per Scholas Institute for Technology Trade or language school
    950 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    1,260 feet
Show all 4
  1. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gouverneur Morris Triangle
    40 feet
  2. St. Luke's Park
    690 feet
  3. 138th Street Community Garden
    700 feet
Show all 6
  1. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    830 feet
  2. Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
    1,220 feet
  3. Millbrook Playground
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    870 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

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

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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.