Carpenter Avenue & East 224th Street

Carpenter Avenue and East 224th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
7 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
White Plains Rd/E 225 St · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
7 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    1,110 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. 219 St 2, 5
    0.4 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 225 St, 1,120 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 225 St Bx39, T117, BxM11
    1,120 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported ten 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 February 2025.

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
104 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are 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 1928 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 102 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM

West side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 224th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 224th Street

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

Schools 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 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    240 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet

Health care

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 12 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or East 224th 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.