East 239th Street & Vireo Avenue
East 239th Street and Vireo 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. St Barnabas Church is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Webster Av/Nereid Av, is 640 feet away for the Bx16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/Nereid Av, 640 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Webster Av/Nereid Av Bx16640 feetBx16
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
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 station0.4 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 March 2026.
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 700 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 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of East 239th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Vireo Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 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.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Catholic School Region of Central Westchester - St. Barnabas School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 51,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Growing Good Community Garden420 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Stephen’s Mission Church Complex Listed historic place350 feet
Houses of worship
- St Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship240 feet
- St Barnabas Church House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 240th Street & Vireo Avenue 240 feet
- East 238th Street & Vireo Avenue 270 feet
- East 237th Street & Vireo Avenue 550 feet
- Webster Avenue & Nereid Avenue 580 feet
- East 239th Street & Martha Avenue 680 feet
- East 236th Street & Vireo Avenue 820 feet
- East 238th Street & Martha Avenue 840 feet
- East 240th Street & Martha Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along East 239th Street or Vireo Avenue.