Bronxwood Avenue & East 222nd Street

Bronxwood Avenue and East 222nd 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. Our Lady of Grace School is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
13 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Bronxwood Av/E 222 St · Bx8
Within a walk
17 places
12 religious buildings, 3 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronxwood Avenue & East 222nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 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 …

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 Bronxwood Av/E 222 St, 130 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/E 222 St Bx8
    130 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronxwood Avenue and East 222nd Street.

  • 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 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

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.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020

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
164 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1925 and 1955.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

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

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

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

North side of East 222nd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 222nd Street

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites

Schools and child care

  1. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    630 feet
  2. Garvey School
    650 feet
  3. Our Lady of Grace School
    980 feet
Show all 5
  1. Learning Tree Prep School
    1,030 feet
  2. Bambi Early Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    990 feet
  2. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along Bronxwood Avenue or East 222nd Street.

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