Olinville Avenue & East 216th Street

Olinville Avenue and East 216th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Emmanuel Baptist Church is 490 feet away, and Agnes Haywood Playground is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,060 feet
White Plains Rd/E 215 St · Bx39
Within a walk
15 places
9 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Olinville Avenue & East 216th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Homage” (2006) by Joseph D'Alesandro at the 219 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/E 215 St, 1,060 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 215 St Bx39
    1,060 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 216th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 641 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
100 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 24 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Olinville Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Olinville Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 park
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  3. Williamsbridge N a a C P Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Olinville Playground
    950 feet
  2. D'Onofrio Square
    1,040 feet
  3. Agnes Haywood Playground
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 216th Street or Olinville Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.