Barnes Avenue & East 225th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 225th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Rienzi Playground is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 11 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
7 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
900 feet · 3 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
White Plains Rd/E 225 St · Bx39, T117, BxM11
Within a walk
19 places
11 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 225th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 900 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    900 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
    0.5 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 White Plains Rd/E 225 St, 890 feet away, for the Bx39, T117 and BxM11.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. White Plains Rd/E 225 St Bx39, T117, BxM11
    890 feet
    Bx39 T117 BxM11

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx39 …
  2. T117 …
  3. BxM11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 225th Street.

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. 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

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
160 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 American basswood.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 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 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 225th Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 225th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 208286.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    760 feet
  2. Our Lady of Grace School
    790 feet
  3. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  2. Garvey School
    1,180 feet
  3. Beanstalk Child Care Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  4. Bambi Early Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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 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 225th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.