Van Cortlandt Park East & Napier Avenue
Van Cortlandt Park East and Napier Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx, at the edge of Van Cortlandt Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rita Ley Triangle is 560 feet away, and Woodlawn Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 233 St/Napier Av, is 990 feet away for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 233 St/Napier Av, 990 feet away, for the Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 233 St/Napier Av Bx16, Bx34, BxM4990 feetBx16 Bx34 BxM4
Next buses at this stop
- Bx16 …
- Bx34 …
- BxM4 …
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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 4200 Van Cortlandt Park East Gas station1,200 feet
- 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Van Cortlandt Park area
- Elevation
- 208 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 1925 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Napier Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 dog run
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Northeast Forest in Van Cortlandt Park Park feature30 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park70 feet
- Rita Ley Triangle560 feet
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- Woodlawn Dog Run in Van Cortlandt Park Dog run650 feet
- Woodlawn Playground1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 237th Street & Napier Avenue 90 feet
- East 236th Street & Napier Avenue 310 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 236th Street 380 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & East 238th Street 400 feet
- East 235th Street & Napier Avenue 570 feet
- Van Cortlandt Park East & Oneida Avenue 630 feet
- East 238th Street & Oneida Avenue 630 feet
- East 237th Street & Oneida Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along Napier Avenue or Van Cortlandt Park East.