Barnes Avenue & East 226th Street

Barnes Avenue and East 226th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan is 770 feet away, and St Lukes Episcopal Church is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
1,120 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
750 feet
E 226 St/Bronxwood Av · Bx8
Within a walk
14 places
8 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & East 226th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    1,120 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 “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 226 St/Bronxwood Av, 750 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 226 St/Bronxwood Av Bx8
    750 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 226th Street.

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
162 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 1960.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

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 226th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 14 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Lois Campbell & Yates Day Care Pre-K
    670 feet
  2. P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan School
    770 feet
  3. Bambi Early Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
Show all 5
  1. Our Lady of Grace School
    1,070 feet
  2. North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    820 feet
  3. St Lukes Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and 12 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 226th 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.