East 238th Street & Martha Avenue
East 238th Street and Martha Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Growing Good Community Garden is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Katonah Av/E 239 St, is 820 feet away for the Bx31 and Bx34, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Katonah Av/E 239 St, 820 feet away, for the Bx31 and Bx34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Katonah Av/E 239 St Bx31, Bx34820 feetBx31 Bx34
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
- Bx34 …
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.
- 4201 Webster Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two 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 June 2022.
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
- 145 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2022 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 238th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
South side of East 238th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Martha Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Martha Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School670 feet
- Catholic School Region of Central Westchester - St. Barnabas School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Growing Good Community Garden430 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Stephen’s Mission Church Complex Listed historic place560 feet
- Woodlawn Heights Library990 feet
Houses of worship
- St Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship500 feet
- St Barnabas Church House of worship820 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodlawn Post Office820 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five 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 237th Street & Martha Avenue 250 feet
- East 239th Street & Martha Avenue 250 feet
- East 240th Street & Martha Avenue 500 feet
- East 236th Street & Martha Avenue 500 feet
- East 238th Street & Vireo Avenue 560 feet
- East 238th Street & Katonah Avenue 660 feet
- East 237th Street & Vireo Avenue 700 feet
- East 235th Street & Martha Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along East 238th Street or Martha Avenue.