White Plains Road & East 217th Street

White Plains Road and East 217th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 511 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Emmanuel Baptist Church is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
8 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
530 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
White Plains Rd/E 219 St · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
22 places
15 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 217th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    530 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
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. 225 St 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 219 St, 520 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 219 St Bx39, T117, BxM11
    520 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on White Plains Road.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.4 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
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 511 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,169th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 189 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
120 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 217th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 217th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of White Plains Road

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 207342.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    340 feet
  2. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. Williamsbridge N a a C P Early Childhood Education Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
Show all 4
  1. Leaders of Tomorrow School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. D'Onofrio Square
    680 feet
  2. Agnes Haywood Playground
    940 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    240 feet
  2. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    300 feet
  3. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    890 feet
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 22 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 217th Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.