White Plains Road & East 229th Street

White Plains Road and East 229th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rienzi Playground is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along White Plains Road.

Safety record
9 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
White Plains Rd/E 228 St · Bx39
Within a walk
14 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
White Plains Road & East 229th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    1,090 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
    1,170 feet
    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.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

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
    0.4 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
11
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
174 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.

Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 229th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 229th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of White Plains Road

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of White Plains Road

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO COMMUNITY BOARD MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 215080.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 library
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool
    60 feet
  2. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    440 feet
  3. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School
    1,150 feet
  2. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 15 Ambulance station
    170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Wakefield Library
    320 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wakefield Post Office
    760 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 21 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 229th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.