Barker Avenue & Britton Street

Barker Avenue and Britton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx, at the edge of NYCHA's Parkside development. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The Coops stands 150 feet away. The nearest subway, Allerton Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Allerton Av
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
550 feet
Allerton Av/Barker Av · Bx25, Bx26
Within a walk
8 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 playgrounds and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barker Avenue & Britton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Allerton Av, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    900 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. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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, 550 feet away, for the Bx25 and Bx26.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx25 …
  2. Bx26 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Southern Boulevard, 930 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
107 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,300 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 1929.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Parkside development.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 98 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Britton Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Britton Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and ten 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
    150 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. Paradise Family Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Zimmerman Playground
    40 feet
  2. Bronx Park
    430 feet
  3. Parkside Playground
    750 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. United Workers' Cooperatives Listed historic place
    190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 644 Adee Avenue Older adult center
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 20 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 Barker Avenue or Britton Street.

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.