East 237th Street & Byron Avenue

East 237th Street and Byron Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Francis of Rome Church is 580 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1937, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Nereid Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Nereid Av/Byron Av · Bx16, Bx39
Within a walk
9 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 237th Street & Byron Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    990 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Leaf of Life” (2006) by Noel Copeland at the Nereid Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Nereid Av/Byron Av, 460 feet away, for the Bx16 and Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Nereid Av/Byron Av Bx16, Bx39
    460 feet
    Bx16 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx16 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

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
170 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1937.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the thornless honeylocust.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 older adult center

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    580 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 720 Nereid Avenue Older adult center
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    890 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Byron Avenue or East 237th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, 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.