Eastchester Road & East 224th Street
Eastchester Road and East 224th 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. Eastchester Road Community Garden is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Laconia Av/E 225 St, is 280 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 religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Laconia Av/E 225 St, 280 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Laconia Av/E 225 St Bx31 · Shelter280 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eastchester Road.
- 15 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 chargers0.6 miles
- 3305 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 February 2017.
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
- 140 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 1945 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 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
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 224th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of East 224th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Eastchester Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K130 feet
- Faith Christian Academy School410 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5840 feet
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- Learning Tree Prep School1,150 feet
- New Covenant Christian School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden570 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket330 feet
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 & Laconia Avenue 90 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 223rd Street 310 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 225th Street 370 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 223rd Street 370 feet
- East 225th Street & 226th Drive 560 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 226th Street 650 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 222nd Street 650 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 222nd Street 730 feet
See every intersection along East 224th Street or Eastchester Road.