East 140th Street & Walnut Avenue
East 140th Street and Walnut Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Cypress Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. Within 820 feet are 12 homes, mostly built in 1905, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Cypress Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- Cypress Av 60.4 miles6
Next trains at this station
Northbound
1 line- 6 …
Manhattan
1 line- 6 …
Also within a walk
- E 143 St-St Mary's St 60.4 miles6
Bus
The nearest bus stop is E 138 St/Walnut Av, 620 feet away, for the Bx33.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 138 St/Walnut Av Bx33620 feetBx33
Next buses at this stop
- Bx33 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Walnut Ave & E 136 St 17 docks in all1,110 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 285 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 955 East 149th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 140th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCKS LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
South side of East 140th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Walnut Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Walnut Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Per Scholas Institute for Technology Trade or language school1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 139th Street & Walnut Avenue 260 feet
- East 141st Street & Walnut Avenue 260 feet
- East 140th Street & Locust Avenue 410 feet
- East 138th Street & Walnut Avenue 560 feet
- East 141st Street & Locust Avenue 670 feet
- East 139th Street & Locust Avenue 670 feet
- East 137th Street & Walnut Avenue 850 feet
- East 138th Street & Locust Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along East 140th Street or Walnut Avenue.