Eastchester Road & East 223rd Street
Eastchester Road and East 223rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Faith Christian Academy is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/E 222 St, is 300 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. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eastchester Rd/E 222 St, 300 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/E 222 St Bx31300 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.
- 8 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.
- 1220 East 233rd Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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 September 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
- 142 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 223rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of East 223rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 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
- Faith Christian Academy School100 feet
- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K440 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
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- New Covenant Christian School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden260 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket640 feet
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Eastchester Road & East 224th Street 310 feet
- Eastchester Road & Laconia Avenue 400 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 222nd Street 420 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 225th Street 680 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 223rd Street 680 feet
- Eastchester Road & Oakley Street 680 feet
- East 223rd Street & Schieffelin Avenue 700 feet
- East 222nd Street & Mickle Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 223rd Street or Eastchester Road.