Barnes Avenue & East 222nd Street

Barnes Avenue and East 222nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. The corner is also named Rev. Patrick De S. Walker Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. In 2025, 483 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. St Lukes Episcopal Church is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
E 222 St/Barnes Av · Bx8
Within a walk
16 places
14 religious buildings, 1 playground and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 222nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. 219 St 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 222 St/Barnes Av, 110 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 222 St/Barnes Av Bx8
    110 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 222nd Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 3780 Bronx Boulevard Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 483 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,210th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 256 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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
148 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Rev. Patrick De S. Walker Square, a co-naming enacted on March 14, 1989 (Local Law 12 of 1989).

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is 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 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Rev. Patrick De S. Walker Square.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

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

East side of Barnes Avenue

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

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 222nd Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 222nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 215489.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Equality Charter Elementary School
    1,010 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    130 feet
  2. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    520 feet
Show all 5
  1. United Christian Baptist Church House of worship
    810 feet
  2. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 11 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or East 222nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.