Barnes Avenue & South Oak Drive

Barnes Avenue and South Oak Drive 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. Gun Hill Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Bronxwood Av/Burke Av · Bx8
Within a walk
5 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & South Oak Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Burke Av 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 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx Literature” (2006) by Béatrice Coron at the Burke Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bronxwood Av/Burke Av, 580 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/Burke Av Bx8 · Shelter
    580 feet
    Bx8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    510 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.7 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.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of South Oak Drive

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South Oak Drive

  • 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

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons a & C Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Gun Hill Playground
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 13 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or South Oak Drive.

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.