White Plains Road & East 231st Street

White Plains Road and East 231st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
14 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
610 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
White Plains Rd/E 232 St · BxM11
Within a walk
16 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 231st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 610 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    610 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. 225 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Nereid Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Secret Garden: There's No Place Like Home” (2006) by Skowmon Hastanan at the 233 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/E 232 St, 350 feet away, for the BxM11.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 232 St BxM11
    350 feet
    BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on White Plains Road.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
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
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

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 1926 and 1957.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 231st Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 231st Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of White Plains Road

  • 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: 205032 and 210844.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 hospital
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    510 feet
  2. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
  3. Prime Time Healthcare Training Cente Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. Little Stars Childcare Program VII Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  2. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    530 feet
  2. Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield Hospital
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    760 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 15/Engine 63/Ladder 39 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    660 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 231st Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.