East 138th Street & St Anns Avenue

East 138th Street and St Anns Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2026, 54 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. St Lukes RC Church is 640 feet away, and the 138th Street Community Garden is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
45 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St · Bx17
Within a walk
33 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 138th Street & St Anns Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    510 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Cypress Av 6
    1,150 feet
    6
  2. 3 Av-138 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St, 50 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St Bx17
    50 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 138th Street and St Anns Avenue.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Brook Ave & E 138 St 23 docks in all
    580 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 870 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 45 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 9 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2025

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 54 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2015 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 138th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

South side of East 138th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 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

East side of St Anns Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 218180 and 219633.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1840 and 1905.

  1. Saint Ann's Church and Graveyard Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    180 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    440 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    930 feet
Show all 10
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    590 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    930 feet
  3. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,040 feet
  4. American Dream Charter School
    1,290 feet
  5. P.S. 030 Wilton School
    1,290 feet
  6. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    1,300 feet
  7. Mott Haven Charter School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Padre Plaza Garden
    330 feet
  2. St. Luke's Park
    670 feet
  3. 138th Street Community Garden
    680 feet
Show all 10
  1. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    870 feet
  2. People's Park
    940 feet
  3. Saw Mill Playground
    1,200 feet
  4. Brook Park
    1,260 feet
  5. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    1,260 feet
  6. Millbrook Playground
    1,300 feet
  7. People's Park Playground
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Ann's Church Complex Listed historic place
    780 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Thessalonica Christian Church House of worship
    920 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    560 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    660 feet
  3. Mill Brook Community Center
    780 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 42 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 138th Street or St Anns Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.