Barnes Avenue & Magenta Street

Barnes Avenue and Magenta Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Academy of Health Careers is 500 feet away. The nearest subway, Gun Hill Rd, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, eight of them schools, and 11 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Gun Hill Rd
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
East Gun Hill Rd/Barnes Av · Bx28, Bx38
Within a walk
16 places
8 schools, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & Magenta Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Gun Hill Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Gun Hill Rd 2, 5
    0.4 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. Burke Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “My Sun (Mi Sol), My Planet (Mi Planeta) and My City (Mi Ciudad)” (2006) by Andrea Arroyo at the Gun Hill Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Gun Hill Rd/Barnes Av, 540 feet away, for the Bx28 and Bx38.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Gun Hill Rd/Barnes Av Bx28, Bx38
    540 feet
    Bx28 Bx38

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx28 …
  2. Bx38 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East Gun Hill Road & Bronx River Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Magenta Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Magenta Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 8 schools
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 community center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bronx Academy of Health Careers School
    500 feet
  2. Bronx Aerospace High School
    500 feet
  3. Bronx Lab School
    500 feet
Show all 10
  1. High School for Contemporary Arts School
    500 feet
  2. High School of Computers and Technology School
    500 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 5 School
    850 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter School - NYC 6 School
    850 feet
  5. Kids-Centric, Inc. Natly Esnard School
    1,070 feet
  6. Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  7. 123 Baby Talks Developmental Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    690 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gun Hill Community Center
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and seven 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or Magenta Street.

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