Barnes Avenue & East 233rd Street

Barnes Avenue and East 233rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Francis of Rome Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
260 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 233rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    900 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, 260 feet away, for the Bx31.

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

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
    470 feet
  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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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
189 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,300 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 1960.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 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
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 233rd Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of East 233rd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 213731.

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. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  3. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    830 feet
  2. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,100 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 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 233rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.