East 229th Street & 229th Drive North
East 229th Street and 229th Drive North (south-east) meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Edenwald Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 229 St/Schieffelin Av, is 110 feet away for the Bx31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, five of them schools. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1951 and 1962, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 229 St/Schieffelin Av, 110 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 229 St/Schieffelin Av Bx31 · Shelter110 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
- 2 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.
- 1225 East 233rd Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers1,210 feet
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
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
- 115 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nature area
- 1 older adult center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- P.S. 112 Bronxwood School550 feet
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Sco Family Services - Christopher School1,090 feet
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- Baychester Middle School1,150 feet
- Bronx Alliance Middle School1,150 feet
- One World Middle School at Edenwald School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Edenwald Playground50 feet
- Seton Falls Park Nature area1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 1220 East 229th Street Older adult center460 feet
- Edenwald Community Center Listed historic place490 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #8 Satellite Police station470 feet
Supermarkets
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 229th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 230 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive South 250 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive South 590 feet
- East 229th Street & Schieffelin Place 700 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive North 820 feet
- Baychester Avenue & Schieffelin Avenue 970 feet
- 226th Drive & Schieffelin Avenue 1,050 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 229th Street 1,170 feet
See every intersection along 229th Drive North or East 229th Street.