White Plains Road & East 241st Street

White Plains Road and East 241st Street meet at a five-way junction in Wakefield-Woodlawn, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 43 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The nearest subway, Wakefield-241 St, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, five of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
25 hurt
43 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Wakefield-241 St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · 2
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
241 St/White Plains Rd · T117
Within a walk
6 places
5 religious buildings and 1 trade or language school, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 241st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Wakefield-241 St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. 2 …

Also within a walk

  1. Nereid Av 2, 5
    0.4 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, 130 feet away, for the T117.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. T117 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 241st Street and White Plains Road.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 610 Nereid Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 4769 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, seven Level 2 chargers
    840 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 43 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 25 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

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 streets

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

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 84 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 61 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on White Plains Road (west side).

North side of Cranford Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 241st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 241st Street

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

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206293, 207502, 214402 and 215379.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Big Apple Training Trade or language school
    140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    240 feet
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cranford Avenue, East 241st Street or White Plains Road.

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