Paulding Avenue & East 221st Street
Paulding Avenue and East 221st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Lavelle School for the Blind is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bronxwood Av/E 222 St, is 960 feet away for the Bx8, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 222 St, 960 feet away, for the Bx8.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bronxwood Av/E 222 St Bx8960 feetBx8
Next buses at this stop
- Bx8 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station0.8 miles
- 3401 Mickle Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 176 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of East 221st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of East 221st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Paulding Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Paulding Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Lavelle School for the Blind School320 feet
- Learning Tree Prep School520 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Paulding Avenue & East 222nd Street 280 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 220th Street 280 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 223rd Street 560 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 219th Street 560 feet
- Laconia Avenue & East 221st Street 770 feet
- Bronxwood Avenue & East 221st Street 780 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 218th Street 840 feet
- Paulding Avenue & East 224th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along East 221st Street or Paulding Avenue.