East 233rd Street & Bronxwood Avenue

East 233rd Street and Bronxwood Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 firehouse is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
E 233 St/Bussing Av · Bx31
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 233rd Street & Bronxwood Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six 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 …

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, 540 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Bussing Av Bx31
    540 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
    500 feet
  2. 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
156 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

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 1925 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 233rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Creative Minds Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    130 feet
  2. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronxwood Avenue or East 233rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.