Barker Avenue & Rosewood Street

Barker Avenue and Rosewood Street meet at a four-way crossing 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. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,230 feet
White Plains Rd/Burke Av · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barker Avenue & Rosewood Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    1,220 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. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is White Plains Rd/Burke Av, 1,230 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/Burke Av Bx39, T117, BxM11
    1,230 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 3474 Putnam Place Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

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 May 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
95 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,100 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 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Barker Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Rosewood Street

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

South side of Rosewood Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. P.S. 041 Gun Hill Road School
    900 feet
  3. Mindbuilders Creative Arts Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Magenta Playground
    340 feet
  2. Rosewood Playground
    450 feet
  3. Bronx Park
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 3377 White Plains Road Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barker Avenue or Rosewood Street.

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