East 229th Street & 229th Drive South
East 229th Street and 229th Drive South (south-east) meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Police Service Area #8 Satellite is 220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 229 St/E 229 Dr S, is 270 feet away for the Bx31, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them police stations, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 229 St/E 229 Dr S, 270 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 229 St/E 229 Dr S Bx31270 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 chargers0.3 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2019.
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
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,300 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 in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 in July 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 229th Drive South
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 229th Drive South
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 police stations
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K310 feet
- P.S. 112 Bronxwood School800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Edenwald Playground230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Edenwald Community Center Listed historic place240 feet
- Older adult center at 1220 East 229th Street Older adult center710 feet
Fire and police
- Police Service Area #8 Satellite Police station220 feet
- 47th Precinct Police station1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive North 250 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive South 340 feet
- East 229th Street & Schieffelin Avenue 480 feet
- East 229th Street & 229th Drive North 570 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 229th Street 920 feet
- East 229th Street & Schieffelin Place 950 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 230th Street 1,140 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 228th Street 1,200 feet
See every intersection along 229th Drive South or East 229th Street.