White Plains Road & East 236th Street

White Plains Road and East 236th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 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 670 feet away. The nearest subway, 233 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
233 St
830 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
White Plains Rd/E 236 St · Bx39
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 236th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 233 St, 830 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 233 St 2, 5
    830 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. Nereid Av 2, 5
    1,120 feet
    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 236 St, 60 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 236 St Bx39
    60 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025

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
177 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 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 1931.

Trees

Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the goldenrain tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 236th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 205951 and 214054.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. St. Francis of Assisi School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis of Rome Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. Greater Faith Temple Church of the Living God House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  3. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 18 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 236th Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.