Allerton Avenue & Barker Avenue

Allerton Avenue and Barker Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Zimmerman Playground is 330 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and 20 places to eat. About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
520 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
140 feet
Allerton Av/Barker Av · Bx25, Bx26
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Allerton Avenue & Barker Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 520 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    520 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Allerton Mandalas” (2006) by Michele Brody at the Allerton Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Allerton Av/Barker Av, 140 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Allerton Av/Barker Av Bx25, Bx26 · Shelter
    140 feet
    Bx25 Bx26
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 490 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 2475 Boston Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.9 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.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12 and 15 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
107 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1950.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Allerton Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Allerton Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Barker Avenue

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 209386 and 215536.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Northern European Expressionist. They were built between 1926 and 1929.

  1. The Coops Designated landmark
    160 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Paradise Family Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Zimmerman Playground
    330 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    440 feet
  3. Parkside Playground
    1,160 feet

Health care

  1. Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    390 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United Workers' Cooperatives Listed historic place
    630 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sons of Israel Congregation House of worship
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    560 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    590 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    850 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Allerton Avenue or Barker Avenue.

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