East 228th Street & Lowerre Place

East 228th Street and Lowerre Place meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Wakefield Post Office is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1939, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
White Plains Rd/E 228 St · Bx39
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 228th Street & Lowerre Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    1,110 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
    0.3 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, 310 feet away, for the Bx39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11 and 12 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
154 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 1925 and 1939.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and September 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 228th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 228th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Lowerre Place

  • No parking 6 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

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    640 feet
  3. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School
    1,120 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    1,170 feet
  2. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 227th Street Playground
    1,240 feet
  2. Rienzi Playground
    1,270 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    610 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    400 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 16 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 228th Street or Lowerre Place.

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