East 237th Street & Kepler Avenue
East 237th Street and Kepler Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Rita Ley Triangle is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Kepler Av, is 730 feet away for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Kepler Av, 730 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Kepler Av Bx16, Bx34, BxM4730 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 178 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 December 2016 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 237th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of East 237th Street
- No standing 2 signs 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
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 dog run
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park600 feet
- Woodlawn Playground760 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle840 feet
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- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature940 feet
- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run1,000 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 27 Ambulance station1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four 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 238th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- East 236th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- East 239th Street & Kepler Avenue 500 feet
- East 235th Street & Kepler Avenue 500 feet
- East 237th Street & Oneida Avenue 550 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 239th Street 570 feet
- East 233rd Street & Kepler Avenue 720 feet
- East 238th Street & Oneida Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 237th Street or Kepler Avenue.