Bronxwood Avenue & East 235th Street

Bronxwood Avenue and East 235th Street meet at a three-way junction in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 firehouse is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
E 233 St/Bussing Av · Bx31
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronxwood 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 seven 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, 750 feet away, for the Bx31.

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

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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    810 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
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

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
169 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 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 1964.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 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
    670 feet
  2. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 Fire station
    1,220 feet

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 are six places to eat and five 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 Bronxwood 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.