Carpenter Avenue & East 241st Street
Carpenter Avenue and East 241st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Wakefield-241 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Wakefield-241 St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- Wakefield-241 St 2860 feet2
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- 2 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Permanent Residents and Visitors” (2010) by Alfredo Ceibal at the Wakefield-241 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 241 St/White Plains Rd, 960 feet away, for the T117.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 241 St/White Plains Rd T117960 feetT117
Next buses at this stop
- T117 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 241st Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 13 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10470
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Wakefield-Woodlawn
- Elevation
- 118 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
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- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of East 241st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Big Apple Training Trade or language school800 feet
- P.S. 016 Wakefield School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wakefield Playground820 feet
Supermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket1,060 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- East 241st Street & Matilda Avenue 250 feet
- Bronx Boulevard & East 241st Street 250 feet
- East 241st Street & Bullard Avenue 400 feet
- East 241st Street & Richardson Avenue 500 feet
- Carpenter Avenue & East 240th Street 600 feet
- Carpenter Avenue & East 242nd Street 740 feet
- White Plains Road & East 241st Street 820 feet
- Matilda Avenue & East 240th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or East 241st Street.