East 140th Street & Locust Avenue

East 140th Street and Locust Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6. Within 820 feet are 12 homes, mostly built in 1905, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Cypress Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
1,030 feet
E 138 St/Walnut Av · Bx33
Within a walk
12 homes
within 820 feet of this corner

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  1. Cypress Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. E 143 St-St Mary's St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Walnut Av, 1,030 feet away, for the Bx33.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 138 St/Walnut Av Bx33
    1,030 feet
    Bx33

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx33 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all
    0.3 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 285 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

Within 820 feet of this corner are 12 homes, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1905.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 140th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM

South side of East 140th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Locust Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 140th Street or Locust 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 and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.