Barnes Avenue & Astor Avenue

Barnes Avenue and Astor Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Collegiate Institute for Math and Science is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Pelham Pkwy, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them schools, and five places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1947 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Pelham Pkwy
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
Boston Rd/Astor Av · Bx30
Within a walk
10 places
5 schools, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & Astor Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Pelham Pkwy, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Pelham Pkwy 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Back to the Garden” (2007) by Tomie Arai at the Pelham Pkwy station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Boston Rd/Astor Av, 1,120 feet away, for the Bx30.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Boston Rd/Astor Av Bx30
    1,120 feet
    Bx30

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx30 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Pelham Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2290 White Plains Road Gas station
    1,040 feet
  2. 2071 White Plains Road Charging for electric cars, 22 Level 2 chargers and four fast chargers
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
13
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 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 1947 and 1963.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Astor Avenue

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

East side of Barnes Avenue

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

West side of Barnes Avenue

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

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 community center

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    720 feet
  2. Astor Collegiate Academy School
    1,210 feet
  3. Bronxdale High School
    1,210 feet
Show all 7
  1. Collegiate Institute for Math and Science School
    1,210 feet
  2. High School of Language and Innovation School
    1,210 feet
  3. Pelham Preparatory Academy School
    1,210 feet
  4. The New York Institute for Special Education Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Pelham Parkway Community Center
    850 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Choice Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Astor Avenue or Barnes Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.