East 139th Street & Rider Avenue

East 139th Street and Rider Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff is 350 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 15 public places, three of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
690 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
3 Av/E 138 St · Bx1, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32
Within a walk
15 places
3 schools, 2 gardens and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 690 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    690 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
    990 feet
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 138 St, 610 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2, Bx21 and Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 138 St Bx1, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32
    610 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx21 Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx21 …
  4. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
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

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 336 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Rider Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Seven buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival and Vernacular, and mostly built in 1874.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Graham Square.

  1. Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial Column, 1921
    350 feet
  2. Spanish War Memorial Column by Charles Keck, 1919
    640 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    800 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    800 feet
  3. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    890 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Graham Triangle
    650 feet
  2. La Finca del Sur Community Garden
    890 feet
  3. La Finca Del Sur Garden
    930 feet
Show all 4
  1. Willis Playground
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    350 feet
  2. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    360 feet
  3. Mott Haven Library
    1,100 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    1,070 feet
  2. Patterson Community Center
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    690 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    490 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

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.