East 225th Street & 226th Drive
East 225th Street and 226th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Edenwald Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 225 St/Laconia Av, is 70 feet away for the Bx31, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 225 St/Laconia Av, 70 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 225 St/Laconia Av Bx31 · Shelter70 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1220 East 233rd Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 137 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 226th Drive
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 226th Drive
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K440 feet
- Faith Christian Academy School970 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Edenwald Playground910 feet
- Eastchester Road Community Garden1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel of St Luke Church House of worship1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket230 feet
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & East 225th Street 190 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 226th Street 470 feet
- Eastchester Road & Laconia Avenue 480 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 224th Street 560 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 227th Street 730 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 223rd Street 750 feet
- East 225th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 820 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 223rd Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 226th Drive or East 225th Street.