East 227th Street & Lowerre Place

East 227th 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. Wakefield Library is 680 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1939, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
840 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
White Plains Rd/E 228 St · Bx39
Within a walk
12 places
4 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 227th Street & Lowerre Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 840 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    840 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. 219 St 2, 5
    0.5 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 White Plains Rd/E 228 St, 580 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 228 St Bx39
    580 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4222 Bronx Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
145 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 between 1925 and 1939.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

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 February 2016 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 227th Street

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

South side of East 227th Street

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

West side of Lowerre Place

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
  2. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    900 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    1,000 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    890 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 14 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 227th Street or Lowerre Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.