East 233rd Street & Carpenter Avenue

East 233rd Street and Carpenter Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 41 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2026, 2,755 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez is 930 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
35 hurt
41 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
E 233 St/Carpenter Av · Bx31
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    850 feet
    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/Carpenter Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/Carpenter Av Bx31
    140 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, 930 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    650 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 41 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 35 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2010
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2017

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,755 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Westbound on East 233rd Street2,086
Eastbound on East 233rd Street669
Total2,755

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
114 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 233rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 233rd Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 215245.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    200 feet
  2. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School
    930 feet

Health care

  1. Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield Hospital
    420 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.