Laconia Avenue & East 215th Street
Laconia Avenue and East 215th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Wilson Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Wilson Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Bx30.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Boston Rd/Wilson Av Bx300.3 milesBx30
Next buses at this stop
- Bx30 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Laconia Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.4 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2019
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)
- Williamsbridge-Olinville
- Elevation
- 124 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 215th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of East 215th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Our Children First Preschool, ages 2 to 51,000 feet
- P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School1,190 feet
- Bronx Charter School for Excellence - 3 & 4 Middle School1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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:
- Laconia Avenue & East 214th Street 250 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 216th Street 250 feet
- East 215th Street & Hicks Street 350 feet
- Laconia Avenue & Oakley Street 370 feet
- Wilson Avenue & East 216th Street 490 feet
- Wilson Avenue & Hicks Street 500 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 213th Street 510 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 217th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along East 215th Street or Laconia Avenue.