Barnes Avenue & East 224th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 224th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Trinity Baptist Church is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 12 of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
E 222 St/Barnes Av · Bx8
Within a walk
19 places
12 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 224th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 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 …

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, 670 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 222 St/Barnes Av Bx8
    670 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 6 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
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
155 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and December 2025, 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 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 224th Street

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

South side of East 224th Street

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  2. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  3. Garvey School
    960 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    1,030 feet
  2. Our Lady of Grace School
    1,070 feet
  3. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    650 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    220 feet
  2. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. United Christian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    950 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 14 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 224th 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.