Laconia Avenue & East 221st Street
Laconia Avenue and East 221st 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. In 2025, 527 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Eastchester Road Community Garden is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eastchester Rd/E 222 St, is 820 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, 820 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eastchester Rd/E 222 St Bx31820 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Laconia Avenue.
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.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.7 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.6 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.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 527 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,152nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 305 more were issued.
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
- 147 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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 221st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of East 221st Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- Lavelle School for the Blind School720 feet
- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- New Covenant Christian School920 feet
Show all 4
- Learning Tree Prep School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden930 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,080 feet
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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Laconia Avenue & East 222nd Street 280 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 220th Street 280 feet
- East 221st Street & Stickney Place 420 feet
- Fenton Avenue & Stickney Place 530 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 223rd Street 550 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 219th Street 560 feet
- East 221st Street & Oakley Street 690 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 221st Street 770 feet
See every intersection along East 221st Street or Laconia Avenue.