Van Cortlandt Park East & East 242nd Street
Van Cortlandt Park East and East 242nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Van Cortlandt Park East/E 242 St, is 40 feet away for the Bx31 and Bx34, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Van Cortlandt Park East/E 242 St, 40 feet away, for the Bx31 and Bx34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Van Cortlandt Park East/E 242 St Bx31, Bx3440 feetBx31 Bx34
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
- Bx34 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Van Cortlandt Park East.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at Jerome Avenue & East 233rd Street at Major Deegan Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 281 East 233rd Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2023
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 174 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Katonah Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine 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
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Catholic School Region of Central Westchester - St. Barnabas School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5830 feet
- P.S. 019 Judith K. Weiss School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature40 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park80 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Woodlawn Heights Library770 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity Community Church House of worship230 feet
- St Barnabas Church House of worship830 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodlawn Post Office580 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Van Cortlandt Park East & Van Cortlandt Park Path 50 feet
- East 241st Street & Katonah Avenue 270 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 241st Street 370 feet
- East 240th Street & Katonah Avenue 520 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 240th Street 740 feet
- East 239th Street & Katonah Avenue 770 feet
- East 241st Street & Martha Avenue 930 feet
- East 238th Street & Katonah Avenue 1,020 feet
See every intersection along East 242nd Street, Katonah Avenue or Van Cortlandt Park East.