Barker Avenue & Magenta Street

Barker Avenue and Magenta Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Gun Hill Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 18 public places, six of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white ash.

Safety record
6 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
White Plains Rd/Magenta St · Bx39
Within a walk
18 places
6 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barker Avenue & Magenta Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    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 White Plains Rd/Magenta St, 610 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Magenta St Bx39
    610 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Hull Ave & E Gun Hill Rd 18 docks in all
    0.5 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
    1,200 feet
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

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
66 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white ash.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Magenta Street

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

South side of Magenta Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eighteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    620 feet
  3. Northeast Bronx Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet
  2. City of Faith Christian School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    970 feet
  2. Magenta Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Square
    1,100 feet
Show all 4
  1. Rosewood Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    710 feet
  2. Gun Hill Community Center
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 62/Ladder 32 Fire station
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barker Avenue or Magenta Street.

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 Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.