Barnes Avenue & East 218th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 218th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church is 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 219 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
219 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
Bronxwood Av/E 218 St · Bx8
Within a walk
19 places
15 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 218th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 219 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 219 St 2, 5
    1,110 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 “Homage” (2006) by Joseph D'Alesandro at the 219 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/E 218 St, 950 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/E 218 St Bx8 · Shelter
    950 feet
    Bx8
    Shelter

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, 0.7 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
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
131 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 218th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 218th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 211385.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Leaders of Tomorrow School
    640 feet
  2. Regent School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Agnes Haywood Playground
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lisanti Chapel Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    800 feet
  3. Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    960 feet
  2. Western Beef Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 218th 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.