Carpenter Avenue & East 222nd Street

Carpenter Avenue and East 222nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Equality Charter Elementary School is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
White Plains Rd/E 222 St · Bx8, Bx39
Within a walk
10 places
6 religious buildings, 2 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    0.3 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. 219 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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 White Plains Rd/E 222 St, 890 feet away, for the Bx8 and Bx39.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 222 St Bx8, Bx39
    890 feet
    Bx8 Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …
  2. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 222nd Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
106 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 133 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 222nd Street

  • Back-in parking only 9 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 222nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 schools
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    800 feet
  2. Equality Charter Elementary School
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olinville Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

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

Houses of worship

  1. United Christian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,100 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and ten 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or East 222nd 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.