East 139th Street & Locust Avenue
East 139th Street and Locust Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within 820 feet are 12 homes, mostly built in 1905, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Cypress Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Walnut Av, 770 feet away, for the Bx33.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 138 St/Walnut Av Bx33770 feetBx33
Next buses at this stop
- Bx33 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all1,250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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 two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 12 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1905.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 139th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 139th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Locust Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 140th Street & Locust Avenue 260 feet
- East 138th Street & Locust Avenue 310 feet
- East 139th Street & Walnut Avenue 410 feet
- East 141st Street & Locust Avenue 520 feet
- East 140th Street & Walnut Avenue 670 feet
- East 138th Street & Walnut Avenue 720 feet
- East 136th Street & Locust Avenue 850 feet
- East 141st Street & Walnut Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along East 139th Street or Locust Avenue.