Carpenter Avenue & East 242nd Street
Carpenter Avenue and East 242nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Wakefield-241 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, 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, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Wakefield-241 St 20.3 miles2
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, 0.3 miles away, for the T117.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 241 St/White Plains Rd T1170.3 milesT117
Next buses at this stop
- T117 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers880 feet
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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
- 120 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 1940.
Since 2014 at least 90 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2015 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 242nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 242nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Fine Fare Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 242nd Street & Robertson Street 130 feet
- Bronx Boulevard & East 242nd Street 230 feet
- Matilda Avenue & East 242nd Street 260 feet
- East 242nd Street & Osgood Street 370 feet
- Richardson Avenue & East 242nd Street 520 feet
- White Plains Road & East 242nd Street 670 feet
- Carpenter Avenue & East 241st Street 740 feet
- East 243rd Street & Osgood Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or East 242nd Street.