Major Deegan Expressway & Brook Avenue

Major Deegan Expressway and Brook Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 120 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ranaqua Playground is 600 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, four of them playgrounds, and 22 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
73 hurt
120 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
730 feet
E 135 St/St Ann'S Av · Bx17
Within a walk
18 places
4 playgrounds, 4 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Major Deegan Expressway & Brook Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    890 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Cypress Av 6
    0.5 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 135 St/St Ann'S Av, 730 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 135 St/St Ann'S Av Bx17
    730 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 135 St & St Ann's Ave 23 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at St Anns Avenue, 830 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 119 Brook Avenue Gas station
    410 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 120 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 73 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 163 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Renaissance Revival, and built between 1895 and 1899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    530 feet
  2. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    640 feet
  3. Mott Haven Charter School
    640 feet
Show all 5
  1. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  2. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wanaqua Garden
    600 feet
  2. Ranaqua Playground
    600 feet
  3. Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Park
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Playground 134 (Swing Area) Playground
    1,040 feet
  2. Pulaski Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Millbrook Playground
    1,200 feet
  4. Pulaski Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Mill Brook Community Center
    650 feet
  2. Mott Haven Post Office
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    980 feet
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brook Avenue or Major Deegan Expressway.

Sources: 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 Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.