White Plains Road & East 227th Street

White Plains Road and East 227th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rienzi Playground is 700 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
540 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
White Plains Rd/E 228 St · Bx39
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 227th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 540 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    540 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. 233 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. 219 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 White Plains Rd/E 228 St, 270 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 228 St Bx39
    270 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 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
    0.5 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
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
161 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and January 2025, 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 227th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 227th Street

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

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
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 206142 and 209908.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    120 feet
  2. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    600 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    610 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    700 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    730 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    940 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,150 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 23 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 227th Street or White Plains Road.

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