East 240th Street & Vireo Avenue
East 240th Street and Vireo Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Growing Good Community Garden is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Nereid Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 500 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 measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Nereid Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Nereid Av 2, 50.5 miles2 5
Next trains at this station
Northbound
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines- 2 …
- 5 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Leaf of Life” (2006) by Noel Copeland at the Nereid Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Webster Av/Nereid Av, 400 feet away, for the Bx16.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Webster Av/Nereid Av Bx16400 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.
- 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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
- 139 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Vireo Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 51,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Growing Good Community Garden660 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- St. Stephen’s Mission Church Complex Listed historic place590 feet
Houses of worship
- St Stephens Episcopal Church House of worship470 feet
- St Barnabas Church House of worship1,020 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and 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 239th Street & Vireo Avenue 240 feet
- Webster Avenue & Nereid Avenue 340 feet
- East 238th Street & Vireo Avenue 520 feet
- East 240th Street & Martha Avenue 790 feet
- East 237th Street & Vireo Avenue 790 feet
- East 239th Street & Martha Avenue 920 feet
- East 241st Street & Martha Avenue 1,040 feet
- East 236th Street & Vireo Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along East 240th Street or Vireo Avenue.