Barnes Avenue & Williamsbridge Road

Barnes Avenue and Williamsbridge Road meet at a four-way crossing in Allerton, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, Burke Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and six places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Burke Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
890 feet
Bronxwood Av/Adee Av · Bx8
Within a walk
3 places
1 library, 1 religious building and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Barnes Avenue & Williamsbridge Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Burke Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven 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 …

Also within a walk

  1. Allerton Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    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/Adee Av, 890 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bronxwood Av/Adee Av Bx8 · Shelter
    890 feet
    Bx8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

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

  1. 786 Burke Avenue Gas station
    890 feet
  2. 3305 Boston Road Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    0.8 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10467
Community board
Bronx Community Board 11
City Council district
12
Police precinct
49
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Allerton
Elevation
122 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Barnes Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Barnes Avenue

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

North side of Williamsbridge Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Williamsbridge Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 library
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 076 the Bennington School
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Allerton Library
    810 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle Church House of worship
    220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Barnes Avenue or Williamsbridge Road.

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.