White Plains Road & East 215th Street

White Plains Road and East 215th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Marcus Garvey Square is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
White Plains Rd/E 215 St · Bx39
Within a walk
19 places
12 religious buildings, 2 parks and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 215th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    1,170 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. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    1,200 feet
    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, 60 feet away, for the Bx39.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.4 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2021

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
112 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 150 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 215th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 215th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

West side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 203386 and 206514.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    610 feet
  2. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    660 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Onofrio Square
    40 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Square
    840 feet
  3. Agnes Haywood Playground
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. 211th Street Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    490 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    540 feet
  2. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    250 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    770 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    880 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 215th Street or White Plains Road.

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