East 234th Street & Byron Avenue

East 234th Street and Byron Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Post Office is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 18 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1957, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
E 233 St/White Plains Rd · Bx31
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 234th Street & Byron Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    780 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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/White Plains Rd, 690 feet away, for the Bx31.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 233 St/White Plains Rd Bx31 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    690 feet
    Bx31
    Shelter · Countdown sign

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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    1,120 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
197 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1957.

Since 2014 at least 44 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese tree lilac.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Byron Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

West side of Byron Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

North side of East 234th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    430 feet
  2. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    680 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    770 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 16 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Byron Avenue or East 234th Street.

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