Barker Avenue & Duncomb Avenue

Barker Avenue and Duncomb Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Marcus Garvey Square is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
940 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barker Avenue & Duncomb Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    1,080 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 “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd, 940 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/White Plains Rd Bx28, Bx38
    940 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 18 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 12 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barker Avenue

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

West side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Duncomb Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    870 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marcus Garvey Square
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. City of Faith Church of God House of worship
    640 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barker Avenue or Duncomb Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.