East 222nd Street & Tiemann Avenue

East 222nd Street and Tiemann Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. New Covenant Christian School is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Bruner Av, is 760 feet away for the Bx30, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
New England Thruway
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
760 feet
Boston Rd/Bruner Av · Bx30
Within a walk
6 places
4 religious buildings, 1 garden and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 222nd Street & Tiemann Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Bruner Av, 760 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Bruner Av Bx30 · Shelter
    760 feet
    Bx30
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 222nd Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3800 Boston Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

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)
Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
Elevation
133 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1990.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 222nd Street

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

South side of East 222nd Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Needham Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Needham Avenue

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Tiemann Avenue

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

West side of Tiemann Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. New Covenant Christian School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eastchester Road Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    540 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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:

See every intersection along East 222nd Street, Needham Avenue or Tiemann 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.