East 238th Street & Kepler Avenue
East 238th Street and Kepler Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 350 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Kepler Av, is 980 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 eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Kepler Av, 980 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Kepler Av Bx16, Bx34, BxM4980 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 281 East 233rd Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 December 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
- 183 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 238th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of East 238th 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign 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 dog run
- 1 library
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park350 feet
- Woodlawn Playground520 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle590 feet
Show all 5
- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature690 feet
- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run760 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodlawn Heights Library1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 237th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- East 239th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 239th Street 320 feet
- East 236th Street & Kepler Avenue 500 feet
- East 238th Street & Oneida Avenue 550 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & Oneida Avenue 660 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 240th Street 730 feet
- East 235th Street & Kepler Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along East 238th Street or Kepler Avenue.