Bronxwood Avenue & East 224th Street

Bronxwood Avenue and East 224th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Garvey School is 100 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Bronxwood Av/E 222 St · Bx8
Within a walk
13 places
8 religious buildings, 3 schools and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronxwood Avenue & East 224th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    0.4 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 “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 222 St, 450 feet away, for the Bx8.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronxwood Avenue.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023

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)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
171 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 1925 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

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

North side of East 224th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 224th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    70 feet
  2. Garvey School
    100 feet
  3. Our Lady of Grace School
    420 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bambi Early Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  2. Learning Tree Prep School
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    730 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and eight 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 224th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.