East 240th Street & Katonah Avenue

East 240th Street and Katonah Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Woodlawn Post Office is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Katonah Av/E 239 St, is 150 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, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Bronx River Parkway
0.8 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
Katonah Av/E 239 St · Bx31, Bx34
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 240th Street & Katonah Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Katonah Av/E 239 St, 150 feet away, for the Bx31 and Bx34.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Katonah Av/E 239 St Bx31, Bx34
    150 feet
    Bx31 Bx34

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx31 …
  2. Bx34 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 281 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
163 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 240th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

East side of Katonah Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Katonah Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 206972.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School
    780 feet
  2. Catholic School Region of Central Westchester - St. Barnabas School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature
    560 feet
  2. Van Cortlandt Park
    590 feet
  3. Woodlawn Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Woodlawn Heights Library
    250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Community Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. St Barnabas Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woodlawn Post Office
    90 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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:

See every intersection along East 240th Street or Katonah Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.