Barnes Avenue & East 231st Street

Barnes Avenue and East 231st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 firehouse is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1957, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
E 233 St/Bussing Av · Bx31
Within a walk
10 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 231st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 225 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Secret Garden: There's No Place Like Home” (2006) by Skowmon Hastanan at the 233 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Bussing Av, 640 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bussing Av Bx31
    640 feet
    Bx31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet, an on-street corral

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    800 feet
  2. 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Wakefield-Woodlawn
Elevation
176 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1957.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 231st Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 231st Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 post office
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    900 feet
  3. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 Fire station
    880 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 12 food stores.

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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 231st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.