East 226th Street & Lowerre Place

East 226th Street and Lowerre Place meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
560 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
E 226 St/White Plains Rd · Bx8
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 226th Street & Lowerre Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 560 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    560 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. 219 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 226 St/White Plains Rd, 360 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 226 St/White Plains Rd Bx8
    360 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on East 226th Street.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
142 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-9PM ALL DAYS

East side of Lowerre Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Lowerre Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    620 feet
  2. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    710 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    980 feet
  2. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    720 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    1,160 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    960 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 17 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 226th Street or Lowerre Place.

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.