East 139th Street & Alexander Avenue

East 139th Street and Alexander Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. The corner lies inside the Mott Haven Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Willis Playground is 290 feet away, and Lozada Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about a minute on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
310 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
3 Av/E 140 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
27 places
7 religious buildings, 6 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 139th Street & Alexander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    310 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    4 5
  2. Brook Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 140 St, 730 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 140 St Bx2, Bx21
    730 feet
    Bx2 Bx21

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lincoln Ave & E 138 St 26 docks in all
    890 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 1,200 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1,250 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 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 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 1960 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 175 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Parallel parking only 4 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Mott Haven Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 71 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec, and built between 1840 and 1924.

  1. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    450 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Graham Square.

  1. Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial Column, 1921
    630 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 parks
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    430 feet
  2. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    450 feet
  3. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    600 feet
Show all 7
  1. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    700 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    820 feet
  3. P.S. 154 Jonathan D. Hyatt School
    1,100 feet
  4. South Bronx Classical Charter School II School
    1,100 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Playground
    290 feet
  2. Alexander's Alley Park
    620 feet
  3. Graham Triangle
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lozada Playground
    1,130 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    380 feet
  2. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    430 feet
  3. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    570 feet
Show all 5
  1. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    640 feet
  2. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    300 feet
  2. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station
    1,260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    980 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,080 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,020 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 24 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Alexander Avenue or East 139th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.