Barnes Avenue & East 223rd Street

Barnes Avenue and East 223rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Equality Charter Elementary School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
E 222 St/Barnes Av · Bx8
Within a walk
17 places
12 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 223rd 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 five 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
    0.4 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, 390 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 222 St/Barnes Av Bx8
    390 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 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
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
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

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and January 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 223rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 223rd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 12 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet
  2. Equality Charter Elementary School
    1,110 feet
  3. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Garvey School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    210 feet
  2. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    290 feet
  3. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. United Christian Baptist Church House of worship
    900 feet
  2. St Peters Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,050 feet
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 13 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 223rd 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.