Barnes Avenue & East 232nd Street

Barnes Avenue and East 232nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Post Office is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
E 233 St/Bussing Av · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 232nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    1,110 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  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, 520 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bussing Av Bx31
    520 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
187 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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 1927 and 1964.

Since 2014 at least 44 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
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 232nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 232nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 213858.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 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. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    890 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    960 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 14 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 232nd 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.