Carpenter Avenue & East 225th Street

Carpenter Avenue and East 225th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1928 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
890 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
White Plains Rd/E 225 St · Bx8, Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
10 places
4 religious buildings, 2 playgrounds and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Carpenter Avenue & East 225th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 890 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    890 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
    0.5 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, 870 feet away, for the Bx8, Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 225 St Bx8, Bx39, T117, BxM11
    870 feet
    Bx8 Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …
  2. Bx39 …
  3. T117 …
  4. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Carpenter Avenue and East 225th Street.

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 three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
106 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 1960.

Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

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

North side of East 225th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 225th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    140 feet
  2. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    1,230 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 227th Street Playground
    1,060 feet
  2. Rienzi Playground
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 11 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 225th 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.