Barnes Avenue & East 217th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 217th 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. Leaders of Tomorrow is 360 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
1,050 feet
Bronxwood Av/E 216 St · Bx8
Within a walk
19 places
14 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 217th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 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 “Homage” (2006) by Joseph D'Alesandro at the 219 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 216 St, 1,050 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/E 216 St Bx8
    1,050 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 688 East Gun Hill Road Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.7 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2021.

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
129 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Autumnalis' Higan cherry and the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Barnes Avenue

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

North side of East 217th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 217th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Leaders of Tomorrow School
    360 feet
  2. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. Citywide Health Training Services Trade or language school
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Agnes Haywood Playground
    320 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    1,000 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Emmanuel Baptist Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 217th 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.