East 138th Street & Walnut Avenue

East 138th Street and Walnut Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Safety record
2 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 138 St/Walnut Av · Bx33
Within a walk
1 place
1 trade or language school, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Walnut Av, 60 feet away, for the Bx33.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Walnut Av Bx33
    60 feet
    Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all
    540 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
    0.3 miles
  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 ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 138th Street

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Parallel parking only 2 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 138th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of Walnut Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM

West side of Walnut Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Per Scholas Institute for Technology Trade or language school
    740 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, homes within 820 feet 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:

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

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