East 139th Street & Willis Avenue

East 139th Street and Willis Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue is 310 feet away, and Academy of Exploratory Arts is 790 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
Willis Av/E 138 St · M125
Within a walk
30 places
10 religious buildings, 6 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    1,020 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. 3 Av-149 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Willis Av/E 138 St, 340 feet away, for the M125.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M125 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Willis Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Willis Ave & E 141 St 19 docks in all
    480 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 164 Willis Avenue Gas station
    1,100 feet
  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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2019
  • Turn calming, December 2022

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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1930 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 11 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 15 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Willis Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Willis Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 219555 and 221265.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 130 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1887 and 1893.

  1. St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    710 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    310 feet
  2. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    420 feet
  3. P.S. 179 Pre-K
    790 feet
Show all 7
  1. Academy of Exploratory Arts School
    790 feet
  2. Young Leaders Elementary School
    790 feet
  3. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    1,140 feet
  4. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Playground
    320 feet
  2. Saw Mill Playground
    820 feet
  3. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lozada Playground
    1,000 feet
  2. Willis Avenue Community Garden (Bronx Community & Cultural Garden) Garden
    1,100 feet
  3. Friends of Brook Park Community Garden
    1,180 feet
  4. Brook Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    450 feet
  2. Mott Haven Library
    1,090 feet
  3. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church Landmark
    520 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet
  2. Mitchel Community Center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    270 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 139th 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.