Barnes Avenue & East 235th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 235th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Francis of Rome Church is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 235th 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. Nereid Av 2, 5
    0.4 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, 840 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bussing Av Bx31 · Shelter
    840 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    1,050 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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

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
182 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 1964.

Since 2014 at least 35 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    940 feet
  3. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

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

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here 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 235th 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.