Carpenter Avenue & East 226th Street

Carpenter Avenue and East 226th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. It is 780 feet to the 227th Street Playground. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
920 feet
E 226 St/White Plains Rd · Bx8
Within a walk
9 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Carpenter Avenue & East 226th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    1,120 feet
    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 E 226 St/White Plains Rd, 920 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 226 St/White Plains Rd Bx8
    920 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Carpenter Avenue and East 226th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
107 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 1927 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 29 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 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
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Carpenter Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

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 226th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    420 feet
  2. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School
    1,120 feet
  3. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

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

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Carpenter Avenue or East 226th 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.