East 237th Street & Katonah Avenue

East 237th Street and Katonah Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Katonah Av/E 237 St, is 30 feet away for the Bx31, Bx34 and BxM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Katonah Av/E 237 St · Bx31, Bx34, BxM4
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 ambulance station and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Katonah Av/E 237 St, 30 feet away, for the Bx31, Bx34 and BxM4.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Katonah Av/E 237 St Bx31, Bx34, BxM4 · Shelter
    30 feet
    Bx31 Bx34 BxM4
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …
  2. Bx34 …
  3. BxM4 …

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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 281 East 233rd Street Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1.5 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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
139 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 1942.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 237th Street

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Katonah Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Katonah Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207370 and 214122.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 post office
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School
    170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    1,310 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 27 Ambulance station
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodlawn Heights Library
    580 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Community Church House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woodlawn Post Office
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    560 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

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

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.