St Anns Avenue & East 137th Street

St Anns Avenue and East 137th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Mott Haven-Port Morris, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Mill Brook development. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Firehouse, Engine Company 83 and Hook & Ladder 29 stands 580 feet away, and Playground 134 (Swing Area) is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Brook Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 29 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brook Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
290 feet
Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St · Bx17
Within a walk
29 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
St Anns Avenue & East 137th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brook Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. Brook Av 6
    780 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
    0.3 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St, 290 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Saint Ann'S Av/E 138 St Bx17
    290 feet
    Bx17

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on St Anns Avenue.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 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
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway northbound at St Anns Avenue, 580 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 126 Bruckner Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2385 3rd Avenue Charging for electric cars, 14 Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2024

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
21 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Since 2014 at least 161 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 137th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 137th Street

  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Back-in parking only 10 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Parallel parking only 1 sign PARALLEL PARKING ONLY

East side of St Anns Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of St Anns Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built between 1904 and 1905.

  1. Firehouse, Engine Company 83 and Hook & Ladder 29 Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. East Side House Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    160 feet
  2. Luminous Early Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    310 feet
  3. Mott Haven Academy Charter School
    1,020 feet
Show all 9
  1. A Kids Space to Dream Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    460 feet
  2. Mott Haven Charter School
    1,020 feet
  3. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,130 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Lower School
    1,210 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 5 Upper School
    1,210 feet
  6. P.S. 043 Jonas Bronck School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Padre Plaza Garden
    610 feet
  2. United We Stand Garden (Sunflower / Girasol) Garden
    650 feet
  3. St. Luke's Park
    720 feet
Show all 8
  1. 138th Street Community Garden
    720 feet
  2. Millbrook Playground
    1,010 feet
  3. Playground One Thirty Four CXXXIV Park
    1,070 feet
  4. Playground 134 (Swing Area) Playground
    1,100 feet
  5. People's Park
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Ann's Church Complex Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes RC Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Thessalonica Christian Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 570 East 137th Street Older adult center
    280 feet
  2. Mill Brook Community Center
    500 feet
  3. Mott Haven Post Office
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 83/Ladder 29 Fire station
    760 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    720 feet
  2. Foodfest Depot Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    710 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 places to eat and 36 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 137th Street or St Anns Avenue.

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