White Plains Road & East 240th Street

White Plains Road and East 240th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, Wakefield-241 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wakefield-241 St
570 feet · 2 min on foot · 2
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
241 St/White Plains Rd · T117
Within a walk
14 places
9 religious buildings, 2 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 240th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wakefield-241 St, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wakefield-241 St 2
    570 feet
    2

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 2 …

Also within a walk

  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Permanent Residents and Visitors” (2010) by Alfredo Ceibal at the Wakefield-241 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 241 St/White Plains Rd, 760 feet away, for the T117.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 241 St/White Plains Rd T117
    760 feet
    T117

Next buses at this stop

  1. T117 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, March 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2024

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
157 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 97 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of White Plains Road

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

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 210027 and 214402.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Big Apple Training Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. The Matilda Avenue School
    1,010 feet
  3. P.S. 016 Wakefield School
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Stars Childcare Program 5 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wakefield Playground
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    860 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 11 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 240th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.