East 236th Street & Kepler Avenue
East 236th Street and Kepler Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Woodlawn Playground is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Kepler Av, is 490 feet away for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Kepler Av, 490 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Kepler Av Bx16, Bx34, BxM4490 feetBx16 Bx34 BxM4
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
- Bx34 …
- BxM4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Jerome Avenue & East 233rd Street at Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 281 East 233rd Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 174 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1920 and 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
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 April 2019 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of East 236th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
East side of Kepler Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Kepler Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 dog run
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park850 feet
- Woodlawn Playground1,020 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle1,090 feet
Show all 5
- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature1,180 feet
- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run1,260 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 27 Ambulance station980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 237th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- East 235th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- East 233rd Street & Kepler Avenue 470 feet
- East 238th Street & Kepler Avenue 500 feet
- East 236th Street & Oneida Avenue 550 feet
- East 233rd Street & East 234th Street 580 feet
- East 239th Street & Kepler Avenue 750 feet
- East 235th Street & Oneida Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 236th Street or Kepler Avenue.