Morris Avenue & East 139th Street

Morris Avenue and East 139th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. World War I Memorial is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av-138 St, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, five of them schools, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av-138 St
400 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
3 Av/E 138 St · Bx1, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32
Within a walk
22 places
5 schools, 3 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Morris Avenue & East 139th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av-138 St, 400 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av-138 St 6
    400 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5
    1,280 feet
    4 5

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 138 St, 320 feet away, for the Bx1, Bx2, Bx21 and Bx32.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 138 St Bx1, Bx2, Bx21, Bx32
    320 feet
    Bx1 Bx2 Bx21 Bx32

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx1 …
  2. Bx2 …
  3. Bx21 …
  4. Bx32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 139th Street and Morris Avenue.

  • 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lincoln Ave & E 138 St 26 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 138th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2527 3rd Avenue Gas station
    570 feet
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 21 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1964.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Patterson development.

Since 2014 at least 271 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 21 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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

North side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

South side of East 139th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM

East side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Morris Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 55 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French neo-Grec, and mostly built between 1874 and 1888.

  1. 40th Precinct Police Station Garage Designated landmark
    640 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in Graham Square.

  1. Bronx Local Board #2 World War Memorial Column, 1921
    80 feet
  2. Spanish War Memorial Column by Charles Keck, 1919
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 5 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 monuments or memorials
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Family Life Academy Charter School II School
    600 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 1 School
    910 feet
  3. The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters School
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. Academic Leadership CS Upper Es School
    1,120 feet
  2. Brilla College Preparatory Charter Middle School
    1,270 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of Morris Avenue Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Graham Triangle
    360 feet
  2. Willis Playground
    960 feet
  3. La Finca del Sur Community Garden
    1,170 feet
Show all 5
  1. Alexander's Alley Park
    1,200 feet
  2. La Finca Del Sur Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. World War I Memorial Monument or memorial
    80 feet
  2. Private David W Gentle Memorial Flagstaff Monument or memorial
    100 feet
  3. Mott Haven Library Landmark
    810 feet
Show all 5
  1. Mott Haven Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  2. Mott Haven Health Center Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 295 East 138th Street Older adult center
    780 feet
  2. Patterson Community Center
    980 feet

Fire and police

  1. 40th Precinct Police station · landmark
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    420 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 17 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 139th Street or Morris Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.