East 215th Street & Hicks Street
East 215th Street and Hicks Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Wilson Av, is 1,000 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Wilson Av, 1,000 feet away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Wilson Av Bx301,000 feetBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsbridge-Olinville
- Elevation
- 119 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 215th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Hicks Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Children First Preschool, ages 2 to 5650 feet
- P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School870 feet
Houses of worship
- Ramah Christian Center Church House of worship1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wilson Avenue & Hicks Street 140 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 215th Street 250 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 215th Street 350 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 216th Street 390 feet
- Fish Avenue & Hicks Street 540 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 214th Street 610 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 216th Street 610 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 214th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along East 215th Street or Hicks Street.