Barnes Avenue & East 214th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 214th Street meet at a three-way junction 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. Leaders of Tomorrow is 900 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
8 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,150 feet
White Plains Rd/E 215 St · Bx39
Within a walk
15 places
8 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 214th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.4 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. 219 St 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/E 215 St, 1,150 feet away, for the Bx39.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 215 St Bx39
    1,150 feet
    Bx39

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …

Live arrivals

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. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 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.

  • 4 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
109 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 114 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green Vase' zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and November 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 214th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 214th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Little Giants 3k Center Pre-K
    630 feet
  2. Leaders of Tomorrow School
    900 feet
  3. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Agnes Haywood Playground
    280 feet
  2. 211th Street Community Garden
    1,050 feet
  3. D'Onofrio Square
    1,090 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Western Beef Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and ten 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 214th 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.