Laconia Avenue & East 225th Street
Laconia Avenue and East 225th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester, Bronx. The corner is also named Louise Barnes Jackson Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 652 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Faith Christian Academy is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Laconia Av/E 225 St, is 130 feet away for the Bx31. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Laconia Av/E 225 St, 130 feet away, for the Bx31.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Laconia Av/E 225 St Bx31 · Shelter130 feetBx31
Next buses at this stop
- Bx31 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 225th Street and Laconia Avenue.
- 16 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1220 East 233rd Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2022
- Turn calming, February 2023
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 652 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,025th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 262 more were issued.
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
- 138 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Louise Barnes Jackson Way, a co-naming enacted on March 19, 2023 (Local Law 44 of 2023).
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Louise Barnes Jackson Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 225th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 225th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Laconia Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Laconia Daycare Center & Infant Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K240 feet
- Faith Christian Academy School780 feet
- Light and Bright Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Eastchester Road Community Garden940 feet
- Edenwald Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Gospel of St Luke Church House of worship1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket40 feet
- Gitto Farmer's Market Supermarket0.3 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 225th Street & 226th Drive 190 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 226th Street 280 feet
- Eastchester Road & Laconia Avenue 280 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 224th Street 370 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 227th Street 560 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 223rd Street 560 feet
- Eastchester Road & East 223rd Street 680 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 225th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along East 225th Street or Laconia Avenue.