East 139th Street & Cypress Avenue

East 139th Street and Cypress Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Lukes RC Church is 340 feet away, and Millbrook Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
490 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
E 138 St/Cypress Av · Bx17, Bx33
Within a walk
20 places
5 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    490 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Cypress Av, 320 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx33.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Cypress Av Bx17, Bx33
    320 feet
    Bx17 Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 138 St & Cypress Ave 23 docks in all
    340 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
    1,010 feet
  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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
64 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Chinese elm and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1904 and 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    380 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    440 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    440 feet
Show all 6
  1. Academic Leadership Charter School
    700 feet
  2. P.S. 065 Mother Hale Academy School
    700 feet
  3. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Luke's Park
    430 feet
  2. 138th Street Community Garden
    440 feet
  3. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Gouverneur Morris Triangle
    860 feet
  2. Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
    960 feet
  3. Padre Plaza Garden
    970 feet
  4. Millbrook Playground
    990 feet
  5. St. Mary's Park
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    340 feet

Fire and police

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

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    860 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 27 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cypress 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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.