Bronx Boulevard & Carpenter Avenue

Bronx Boulevard and Carpenter Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Olinville Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
850 feet
White Plains Rd/E 219 St · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronx Boulevard & Carpenter Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    890 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. 225 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Homage” (2006) by Joseph D'Alesandro at the 219 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/E 219 St, 850 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 219 St Bx39, T117, BxM11
    850 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
99 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1928 and 1958.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

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

East side of Bronx Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 219th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 219th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Williamsbridge N a a C P Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olinville Playground
    330 feet

Health care

  1. Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    570 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bronx Boulevard, Carpenter Avenue or East 219th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.