East 138th Street & Major Deegan Expressway
East 138th Street and Major Deegan Expressway meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Health Opportunities High School is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 138 St-Grand Concourse, is about a minute on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them gardens, and five places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2020 and 2024, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 138 St-Grand Concourse, 70 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 570 feet4 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 4 …
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Manhattan
2 lines- 4 …
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Also within a walk
- 3 Av-138 St 61,280 feet6
- 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 50.4 miles2 4 5
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Day Into Night Into Day” (2021) by Amy Pryor at the 138 St-Grand Concourse station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Grand Concourse, 60 feet away, for the Bx33.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 138 St/Grand Concourse Bx3360 feetBx33
Next buses at this stop
- Bx33 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 138th Street.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 138 St & Grand Concourse 20 docks in all120 feet
By car
A ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound starts at this corner.
- 109 East 138th Street Gas station330 feet
- 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10451
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 8
- Police precinct
- 40
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Mott Haven-Port Morris
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 2020 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 156 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Community School for Social Justice School1,140 feet
- Health Opportunities High School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- La Finca Del Sur Garden70 feet
- La Finca del Sur Community Garden120 feet
- Graham Triangle1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,010 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Concourse & East 138th Street 110 feet
- Walton Avenue & East 138th Street 110 feet
- East 138th Street & Gerard Avenue 270 feet
- Major Deegan Expressway & East 138th Street 330 feet
- Madison Avenue Bridge & Exterior Street 380 feet
- Park Avenue & East 138th Street 380 feet
- Exterior Street & Major Deegan Expressway at Madison Avenue Bridge Pedestrian & Bike Path 400 feet
- Exterior Street & Madison Avenue Bridge Pedestrian & Bike Path 400 feet
See every intersection along East 138th Street or Major Deegan Expressway.