East 140th Street & Cypress Avenue

East 140th Street and Cypress Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St. Luke's Park is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
590 feet
E 138 St/Cypress Av · Bx17, Bx33
Within a walk
23 places
6 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    750 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Cypress Av, 590 feet away, for the Bx17 and Bx33.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Cypress Av Bx17, Bx33
    590 feet
    Bx17 Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …
  2. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 138 St & Cypress Ave 23 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 250 Jackson Avenue Gas station
    1,280 feet
  2. 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

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

East side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Cypress Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 140th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 140th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1904 and 1905.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 parks
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Academic Leadership Charter School
    430 feet
  2. P.S. 065 Mother Hale Academy School
    430 feet
  3. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    700 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    700 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Luke's Park
    700 feet
  2. 138th Street Community Garden
    700 feet
  3. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    830 feet
Show all 10
  1. St. Mary's Park
    1,000 feet
  2. Dog Run in St. Mary's Park Dog run
    1,080 feet
  3. Padre Plaza Garden
    1,080 feet
  4. Gouverneur Morris Triangle
    1,110 feet
  5. Bruckner Mott Haven Garden
    1,220 feet
  6. Millbrook Playground
    1,250 feet
  7. People's Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Ann's Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Thessalonica Christian Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station · landmark
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,130 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 26 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cypress 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.