Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street
Baychester Avenue and East 222nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. The corner is also named Dean Christopher DeSimone Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Workmen's Circle Multicare Center is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, Baychester Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them nursing homes or hospices, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Baychester Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Baychester Av 50.3 miles5
Next trains at this station
Eastchester
1 line- 5 …
Manhattan
1 line- 5 …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Baychester Av/750 Baychester Av, 940 feet away, for the Bx25, Bx30 and Bx38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Baychester Av/750 Baychester Av Bx25, Bx30, Bx38940 feetBx25 Bx30 Bx38
Next buses at this stop
- Bx25 …
- Bx30 …
- Bx38 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 222nd Street.
By car
A ramp to the New England Thruway southbound starts at this corner.
- 2001 Tillotson Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Dean Christopher DeSimone Way, a co-naming enacted on December 5, 2006 (Local Law 50 of 2006).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1989.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Dean Christopher DeSimone Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 222nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 nursing homes or hospices
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 178 - Dr. Selman Waksman School1,280 feet
- P.S. X596 School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Haffen Park920 feet
Health care
- Regeis Care Center Nursing home or hospice620 feet
- Workmen's Circle Multicare Center Nursing home or hospice1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Haffen Swimming Pool1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- New England Thruway & Baychester Avenue 80 feet
- Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street Pedestrian Overpass 100 feet
- New England Thrwy & East 222nd Street Pedestrian Overpass 150 feet
- Edson Avenue & Burke Avenue 370 feet
- Baychester Avenue & Palmer Avenue 390 feet
- Edson Avenue & East 222nd Street 450 feet
- Baychester Avenue & Givan Avenue 600 feet
- Burke Avenue & Grace Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along Baychester Avenue, East 222nd Street or New England Thruway.