Jerome Avenue & East 233rd Street at Major Deegan Expressway
Jerome Avenue, East 233rd Street and Major Deegan Expressway meet at a six-way junction in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 48 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Van Cortlandt Park is 90 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Jerome Av, is 150 feet away for the Bx16 and Bx34, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Jerome Av, 150 feet away, for the Bx16 and Bx34.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Jerome Av Bx16, Bx34150 feetBx16 Bx34
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
- Bx34 …
By car
A ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound starts at this corner.
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 48 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 24 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10470
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 26
- City Council district
- 11
- Police precinct
- 47 and 50 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Van Cortlandt Park
- Elevation
- 209 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Four of the streets are one-way
Trees
NYC Parks records 124 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 78 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 233rd Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 233rd Street
- No standing 24 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
East side of Jerome Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 24 signs NO PARKING MONDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
West side of Jerome Avenue
- No standing 13 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Van Cortlandt Park90 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The seven nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jerome Avenue & East 233rd Street at Major Deegan Expressway 270 feet
- Jerome Avenue & East 233rd Street at Major Deegan Expressway 390 feet
- East 233rd Street & Van Cortlandt Park East 820 feet
- East 233rd Street & Herkimer Place 1,210 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 235th Street 0.3 miles
- East 233rd Street & Napier Avenue 0.3 miles
- East 235th Street & Herkimer Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along East 233rd Street, Jerome Avenue or Major Deegan Expressway.