Barnes Avenue & Burke Avenue

Barnes Avenue and Burke Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 11 places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
640 feet
Bronxwood Av/Burke Av · Bx8
Within a walk
3 places
3 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & Burke Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 2, 5
    1,090 feet
    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 “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/Burke Av, 640 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/Burke Av Bx8 · Shelter
    640 feet
    Bx8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Burke Avenue.

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    210 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
99 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Burke Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Burke Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 204478 and 216178.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 16 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or Burke Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.