Bronxwood Avenue & East 214th Street

Bronxwood Avenue and East 214th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Leaders of Tomorrow is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Bronxwood Av/E 216 St · Bx8
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronxwood Avenue & East 214th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 216 St, 420 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/E 216 St Bx8
    420 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronxwood Avenue.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
131 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 90 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

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

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 214th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 214th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Little Giants 3k Center Pre-K
    290 feet
  2. Leaders of Tomorrow School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Agnes Haywood Playground
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronxwood Avenue or East 214th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.