226th Drive & Schieffelin Avenue
The four-way crossing of 226th Drive and Schieffelin Avenue is in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Edenwald Playground is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 225 St/Schieffelin Av, is 450 feet away for the Bx31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them schools. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 225 St/Schieffelin Av, 450 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 225 St/Schieffelin Av Bx31450 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1225 East 233rd Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10466
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 135 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 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 1951 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 122 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 226th Drive
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 226th Drive
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 112 Bronxwood School650 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
- Sco Family Services - Christopher School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Edenwald Playground80 feet
- Eastchester Road Community Garden1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1220 East 229th Street Older adult center840 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 225th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 300 feet
- East 224th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 590 feet
- East 225th Street & Schieffelin Place 710 feet
- East 229th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 820 feet
- East 223rd Street & Schieffelin Avenue 850 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive North 1,050 feet
- East 225th Street & 226th Drive 1,120 feet
- East 222nd Street & Mickle Avenue 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 226th Drive or Schieffelin Avenue.