Bronx Boulevard & East 236th Street

Bronx Boulevard and East 236th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Safety record
11 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
E 233 St/Bronx BL · Bx31
Within a walk
2 places
2 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx Boulevard & East 236th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 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/Bronx BL, 1,050 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bronx BL Bx31 · Shelter
    1,050 feet
    Bx31
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    700 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
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2023

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
106 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronx Boulevard

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Bronx Boulevard

  • Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 211443 and 212069.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronx Boulevard or East 236th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.