Broadway & West 236th Street

Broadway and West 236th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bailey Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 238 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 1. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and 21 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
238 St
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
630 feet
Broadway/W 238 St · Bx9
Within a walk
7 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Broadway & West 236th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 238 St, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. 238 St 1
    550 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

Van Cortlandt
1 line
  1. 1 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 231 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1
  2. Van Cortlandt Park-242 St 1
    0.5 miles
    1

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/W 238 St, 630 feet away, for the Bx9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/W 238 St Bx9 · Countdown sign
    630 feet
    Bx9
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & W 238 St 30 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Van Cortlandt Park South & Putnam Avenue West, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 5832 Broadway Gas station
    950 feet
  2. 5604 Broadway Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and June 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Broadway

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Broadway

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM

North side of West 236th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of West 236th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206745 and 217983.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 field
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Children's Learning Company Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bailey Playground
    590 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt's Tail Park
    1,020 feet
  3. Cooney Grauer Field
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Van Cortlandt Park
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. 50th Precinct Police station
    280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. ALDI Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. BJ's Wholesale Club Store
    520 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Broadway Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and ten 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Broadway or West 236th Street.

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