East 138th Street & Locust Avenue
East 138th Street and Locust Avenue 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. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 12 homes, mostly built in 1905, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Cypress Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Walnut Av, 470 feet away, for the Bx33.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 138 St/Walnut Av Bx33470 feetBx33
Next buses at this stop
- Bx33 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 138th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all950 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 12 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1905.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
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 January 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 138th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 138th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Locust Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
West side of Locust Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Per Scholas Institute for Technology Trade or language school1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 139th Street & Locust Avenue 310 feet
- East 138th Street & Walnut Avenue 410 feet
- East 136th Street & Locust Avenue 550 feet
- East 140th Street & Locust Avenue 570 feet
- East 137th Street & Walnut Avenue 700 feet
- East 139th Street & Walnut Avenue 720 feet
- East 135th Street & Locust Avenue 810 feet
- East 141st Street & Locust Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along East 138th Street or Locust Avenue.