East 239th Street & Kepler Avenue
East 239th Street and Kepler Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Katonah Av/E 239 St, is 1,030 feet away for the Bx31 and Bx34, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Katonah Av/E 239 St, 1,030 feet away, for the Bx31 and Bx34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Katonah Av/E 239 St Bx31, Bx341,030 feetBx31 Bx34
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
- Bx34 …
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 station0.4 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2018.
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
- 195 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1954.
Trees
NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 239th Street
- 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
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 library
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park100 feet
- Woodlawn Playground270 feet
- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run590 feet
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- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature700 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle750 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodlawn Heights Library940 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Community Church House of worship1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodlawn Post Office1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 239th Street 70 feet
- East 238th Street & Kepler Avenue 250 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 240th Street 490 feet
- East 237th Street & Kepler Avenue 500 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & Oneida Avenue 670 feet
- East 236th Street & Kepler Avenue 750 feet
- East 238th Street & Oneida Avenue 770 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 241st Street 860 feet
See every intersection along East 239th Street or Kepler Avenue.