East 219th Street & Willett Avenue

East 219th Street and Willett Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Emmanuel Baptist Church is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
470 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
White Plains Rd/E 219 St · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
13 places
9 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 219th Street & Willett Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 470 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    470 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. 225 St 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 219 St, 420 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 219 St Bx39, T117, BxM11
    420 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 East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019
  • Enhanced crossing, July 2019

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
135 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of East 219th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Willett Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Willett Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 playground
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Williamsbridge N a a C P Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    150 feet
  2. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    880 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olinville Playground
    750 feet

Health care

  1. Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet
  3. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    920 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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 East 219th Street or Willett Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.