Carpenter Avenue & East 235th Street

Carpenter Avenue and East 235th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.

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Carpenter Avenue & East 235th Street Nearby corners, linked

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/Carpenter Av, 670 feet away, for the Bx31.

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

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
    690 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
    2.1 miles

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 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
120 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1927 and 1932.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2015, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield Hospital
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    1,240 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 seven places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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.