Johnson Avenue & West 236th Street

Johnson Avenue and West 236th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Riverdale Jewish Center Synagogue is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 238 St, is 780 feet away for the Bx10 and Bx20, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Henry Hudson Parkway
1,040 feet by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
780 feet
Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 238 St · Bx10, Bx20
Within a walk
11 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Johnson Avenue & West 236th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 238 St, 780 feet away, for the Bx10 and Bx20.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Henry Hudson Pkwy East/W 238 St Bx10, Bx20
    780 feet
    Bx10 Bx20

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx10 …
  2. Bx20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 54 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
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway northbound at Henry Hudson Parkway East & Henry Hudson Parkway, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 3010 Irwin Avenue 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 four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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
159 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 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 1980.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Johnson Avenue

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

West side of Johnson Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 236th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of West 236th 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
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 207785, 207786, 209022 and 214779.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Rodi Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    340 feet
  2. Birch Family Services - Riverdale School
    710 feet
  3. Little Daydreamers Learning Center 3 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bell Tower Park
    1,060 feet
  2. Ewen Park
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Spuyten Duyvil Riverdale Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Riverdale Jewish Center Synagogue House of worship
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    640 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    600 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Johnson Avenue or West 236th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.