White Plains Road & East 226th Street

White Plains Road and East 226th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan is 320 feet away, and Equality Charter Elementary School is 1,080 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
260 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 226 St/White Plains Rd · Bx8
Within a walk
16 places
7 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 226th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 260 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    260 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 226 St/White Plains Rd, 60 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 226 St/White Plains Rd Bx8
    60 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 226th Street and White Plains Road.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2016

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
153 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1947.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 50 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on White Plains Road (west side).

North side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-9PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 212160 and 214555.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    320 feet
  2. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    400 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    660 feet
Show all 6
  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    900 feet
  2. Equality Charter Elementary School
    1,080 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence 3 School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    420 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. United Christian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    650 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along East 226th Street or White Plains Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, 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.