Wilson Avenue & East 216th Street

Wilson Avenue and East 216th Street meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Boston Rd/Wilson Av, is 1,190 feet away for the Bx30, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.

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Wilson Avenue & East 216th Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Wilson Av, 1,190 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Wilson Av Bx30
    1,190 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the New England Thruway southbound at Baychester Avenue & East 222nd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 1124 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 3333 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 3329 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10469
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 two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 14 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 216th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Needham Avenue

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

West side of Needham Avenue

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

North side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Wilson Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 078 Anne Hutchinson School
    710 feet
  2. Our Children First Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    840 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Ramah Christian Center Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

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