Major Deegan Expressway & East 138th Street
Major Deegan Expressway and East 138th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Family Life Academy Charter School III is 1,180 feet away. The nearest subway, 138 St-Grand Concourse, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 138 St-Grand Concourse, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5400 feet4 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 4 …
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Manhattan
2 lines- 4 …
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Also within a walk
- 3 Av-138 St 60.3 miles6
- 149 St-Grand Concourse 2, 4, 50.4 miles2 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 E 138 St/Grand Concourse, 270 feet away, for the Bx33.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 138 St/Grand Concourse Bx33270 feetBx33
Next buses at this stop
- Bx33 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 138 St & Grand Concourse 20 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at Gerard Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway, 280 feet by car along the streets.
- 109 East 138th Street Gas station240 feet
- 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2016
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
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2020 and 2024.
Since 2014 at least 156 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of East 138th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 6 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 gardens
Schools and child care
- Community School for Social Justice School1,050 feet
- Health Opportunities High School1,050 feet
- Family Life Academy Charter School III School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- La Finca Del Sur Garden380 feet
- La Finca del Sur Community Garden450 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Madison Avenue Bridge & Exterior Street 50 feet
- East 138th Street & Gerard Avenue 60 feet
- Exterior Street & Major Deegan Expressway at Madison Avenue Bridge Pedestrian & Bike Path 70 feet
- Exterior Street & Madison Avenue Bridge Pedestrian & Bike Path 80 feet
- Exterior Street & East 138th Street 100 feet
- Exterior Street & East 138th Street at Major Deegan Expressway 110 feet
- Walton Avenue & East 138th Street 210 feet
- Gerard Avenue & Major Deegan Expressway 250 feet
See every intersection along East 138th Street or Major Deegan Expressway.