Paulding Avenue & East 218th Street
Paulding Avenue and East 218th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lavelle School for the Blind is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bronxwood Av/E 218 St, is 840 feet away for the Bx8, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 218 St, 840 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bronxwood Av/E 218 St Bx8840 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.6 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 152 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1929 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 218th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of East 218th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Paulding Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Paulding Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Lavelle School for the Blind School890 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Paulding Avenue & East 219th Street 280 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 217th Street 280 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 216th Street 550 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 220th Street 550 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 218th Street 730 feet
- Bronxwood Avenue & East 218th Street 750 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 215th Street 810 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 221st Street 840 feet
See every intersection along East 218th Street or Paulding Avenue.