East 140th Street & Alexander Avenue

East 140th 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, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Mott Haven Library is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
470 feet
3 Av/E 140 St · Bx2, Bx21
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 4 schools and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 140th Street & Alexander Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    560 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
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 140 St, 470 feet away, for the Bx2 and Bx21.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx2 …
  2. Bx21 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 142 St & 3 Ave 19 docks in all
    660 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Alexander Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.3 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
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer 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 February 2026.

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
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 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 1950 and 1963.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

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

East side of Alexander Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Parallel parking only 2 signs PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

West side of Alexander Avenue

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 140th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 140th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 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. Third Baptist Church (Tercera Iglesia Bautista) Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. Third Baptist Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    240 feet
  3. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    440 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
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 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
    300 feet
  2. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    710 feet
  3. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    860 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 049 Willis Avenue School
    950 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willis Playground
    190 feet
  2. Alexander's Alley Park
    360 feet
  3. Graham Triangle
    1,060 feet
Show all 4
  1. Clark Playground
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    790 feet
  2. Mitchel Community Center
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    560 feet
  2. Battalion 14/Engine 60/Ladder 17 Fire station
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,190 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 22 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Alexander Avenue or East 140th 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.