White Plains Road & East 211th Street

White Plains Road and East 211th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. The corner stands inside Marcus Garvey Square. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. City of Faith Church of God is 510 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
150 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
White Plains Rd/East Gun Hill Rd · Bx39, Bx41, Bx41 SBS, T117 +1
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 3 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 211th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 150 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    150 feet
    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. 219 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5
  2. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/East Gun Hill Rd, 140 feet away, for the Bx39, Bx41, Bx41 SBS, T117 and BxM11.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/East Gun Hill Rd Bx39, Bx41, Bx41 SBS, T117 +1
    140 feet
    Bx39 Bx41 Bx41 SBS T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. Bx41 …
  3. Bx41 SBS …
  4. T117 …
  5. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 18 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    920 feet
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2022

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

The streets

  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 291 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 19 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 211th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 211th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

West side of White Plains Road

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204954 and 206063.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 community center
  • 4 other places

This corner stands inside Marcus Garvey Square.

Schools and child care

  1. City of Faith Christian School
    660 feet
  2. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    680 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 5 School
    1,250 feet
Show all 5
  1. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 6 School
    1,250 feet
  2. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Square
    surrounds this corner
  2. D'Onofrio Square
    610 feet
  3. 211th Street Community Garden
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. City of Faith Church of God House of worship
    510 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Williamsbridge Post Office
    290 feet
  2. Gun Hill Community Center
    1,250 feet
  3. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 62/Ladder 32 Fire station
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    170 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    810 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 23 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 211th Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.