East 140th Street & Canal Place

East 140th Street and Canal Place meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Patterson Community Center is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 138 St-Grand Concourse, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, two of them gardens, and nine places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
138 St-Grand Concourse
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
910 feet
Morris Av/E 141 St · Bx32
Within a walk
12 places
2 gardens, 2 monuments or memorials and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 140th Street & Canal Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 138 St-Grand Concourse, 1,180 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    1,180 feet
    4 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    1,310 feet
    6
  2. 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 4 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Day Into Night Into Day” (2021) by Amy Pryor at the 138 St-Grand Concourse station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Morris Av/E 141 St, 910 feet away, for the Bx32.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Morris Av/E 141 St Bx32
    910 feet
    Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 138 St & Park Ave 21 docks in all
    880 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are 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 252 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Canal Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 6AM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Canal Place

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 140th Street

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

South side of East 140th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 gardens
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    540 feet
  2. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    540 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. La Finca del Sur Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  2. La Finca Del Sur Garden
    1,120 feet
  3. Graham Triangle
    1,280 feet
Show all 4
  1. Ryan Triangle
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    930 feet
  2. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Patterson Community Center
    930 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,050 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Canal Place 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, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.