East 216th Street & Willett Avenue

East 216th Street and Willett Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
14 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
810 feet
White Plains Rd/E 215 St · Bx39
Within a walk
19 places
12 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 216th Street & Willett Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    1,210 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. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Homage” (2006) by Joseph D'Alesandro at the 219 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/E 215 St, 810 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 215 St Bx39
    810 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 216th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

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
115 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 54 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Willett Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Willett Avenue

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    370 feet
  2. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    650 feet
  3. Williamsbridge N a a C P Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Onofrio Square
    790 feet
  2. Agnes Haywood Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Olinville Playground
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    270 feet
  2. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    860 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 16 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 216th Street or Willett Avenue.

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.