Eastchester Road & East 222nd Street
Eastchester Road and East 222nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Eastchester Road Community Garden is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/E 222 St, is 130 feet away for the Bx31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/E 222 St, 130 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/E 222 St Bx31130 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 222nd Street and Eastchester Road.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 3800 Boston Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10469
- Community board
- Bronx Community Board 12
- City Council district
- 12
- Police precinct
- 47
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester
- Elevation
- 140 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2013 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 222nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of East 222nd Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- New Covenant Christian School490 feet
- Faith Christian Academy School500 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5830 feet
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- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden150 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,060 feet
- Palm Tree Marketplace Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Eastchester Road & Oakley Street 260 feet
- East 222nd Street & Mickle Avenue 380 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 223rd Street 420 feet
- East 221st Street & Oakley Street 470 feet
- Eastchester Road & Needham Avenue 500 feet
- Mickle Avenue & Needham Avenue 540 feet
- East 222nd Street & Needham Avenue 590 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 222nd Street 590 feet
See every intersection along East 222nd Street or Eastchester Road.