East 233rd Street & Vireo Avenue

East 233rd Street and Vireo Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2026, 5,606 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here through August 27. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and seven places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Webster Av/E 233 St · Bx16
Within a walk
1 place
1 ambulance station, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 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 Webster Av/E 233 St, 420 feet away, for the Bx16.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Webster Av/E 233 St Bx16
    420 feet
    Bx16

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

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. 4201 Webster Avenue Gas station
    470 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 5,606 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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 four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 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 1931 and 1958.

Trees

Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Winter King' green hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 233rd Street

  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Vireo Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Vireo Avenue

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 ambulance station

Health care

  1. EMS Station 27 Ambulance station
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Key Food 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

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

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.