East 138th Street & Willis Avenue

East 138th Street and Willis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mitchel development. Between 2021 and 2025, 53 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory stands 660 feet away, and Saw Mill Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
34 hurt
53 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
800 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Willis Av/E 138 St · M125
Within a walk
27 places
8 religious buildings, 7 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    800 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
    1,150 feet
    6
  2. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.5 miles
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Willis Av/E 138 St, 70 feet away, for the M125.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Willis Av/E 138 St M125 · Shelter
    70 feet
    M125
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 137 St 22 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    810 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 53 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 34 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 10 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
  • Turn calming, October 2019
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, February 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
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,400 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 1931 and 1961.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Mitchel development.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 68 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Willis Avenue (both sides).

North side of East 138th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SATURDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 138th Street

  • Farmers market 3 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 9AM-5PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 201219, 219800 and 221265.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 120 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1887 and 1893.

  1. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    570 feet
  3. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    590 feet
  2. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    700 feet
  3. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    940 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  2. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    1,070 feet
  3. Young Leaders Elementary School
    1,070 feet
  4. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt School
    1,100 feet
  5. South Bronx Classical Charter School II School
    1,100 feet
  6. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Playground
    600 feet
  2. Lozada Playground
    720 feet
  3. Ranaqua Playground
    1,040 feet
Show all 6
  1. Saw Mill Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Wanaqua Garden
    1,190 feet
  3. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church Landmark
    800 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    960 feet
  2. Mitchel Community Center
    960 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,300 feet
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 21 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 Willis 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, NYCHA, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.