Barnes Avenue & East 234th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 234th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God is 780 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, five of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
1,130 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
E 233 St/Bussing Av · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 234th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 1,130 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    1,130 feet
    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. Nereid Av 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, 560 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bussing Av Bx31 · Shelter
    560 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
    770 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

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
191 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1928 and 1957.

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
  • 2 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    670 feet
  2. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet
  3. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    780 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 234th 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.