East 236th Street & Napier Avenue
East 236th Street and Napier Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Napier Av, is 670 feet away for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Napier Av, 670 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Napier Av Bx16, Bx34, BxM4670 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4200 Van Cortlandt Park East Gas station1,200 feet
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2018.
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
- 205 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 80 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2022 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 236th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of East 236th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
East side of Napier Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Napier Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park340 feet
- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature340 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle880 feet
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- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run960 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 237th Street & Napier Avenue 220 feet
- East 235th Street & Napier Avenue 260 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 236th Street 290 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & Napier Avenue 310 feet
- East 235th Street & Herkimer Place 510 feet
- East 236th Street & Oneida Avenue 590 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 235th Street 600 feet
- East 233rd Street & Napier Avenue 660 feet
See every intersection along East 236th Street or Napier Avenue.