Johnson Avenue & West 235th Street

Johnson Avenue and West 235th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Ewen Playground is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 235 St, is 740 feet away for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1 and two more, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
740 feet
Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 235 St · Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 +1
Within a walk
9 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Johnson Avenue & West 235th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 235 St, 740 feet away, for the Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 and BxM18.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 235 St Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2 +1
    740 feet
    Bx10 Bx20 BxM1 BxM2 BxM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. Bx20 …
  3. BxM1 …
  4. BxM2 …
  5. BxM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Johnson Ave & W 235 St 16 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Henry Hudson Parkway East & Henry Hudson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 317 West 230th Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 555 Kappock Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine 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 April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2022
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10463
Community board
Bronx Community Board 8
City Council district
11
Police precinct
50
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
Elevation
154 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and May 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Johnson Avenue

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Johnson Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Ambulettes and Access-A-Ride only 1 sign AMBULETTE & ACCESS-A-RIDE ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of West 235th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of West 235th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207786, 209021, 209022, 211780, 212227 and 212294.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Birch Family Services - Riverdale School
    400 feet
  2. Rodi Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. Little Daydreamers Learning Center 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bedrock Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ewen Park
    910 feet
  2. Ewen Playground
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    260 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    380 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    270 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    160 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    230 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Johnson Avenue or West 235th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.